Mean People, Mean Memes

@Kandae11 Well, I think that they know what an "implosion" means, there are NO bodies left to bury.

That is good to know that they felt nothing. My main beef is about the heartless memes that were put out there for their heartbroken family members to see.

@LadyDuck So sorry for the family membèrs left behind.

Debris was spotted but l think it will be impossible to find bodies. Probably in fragments scattered in the deep. Won't it be awesome if they were rescued by some underwater life form and are alive and well somewhere? I watch too many movies.

@Kandae11 with my writer's imagination I would say they are alive and well and roaming around the TItanic

@Kandae11 One can dream.

@Kandae11 It seems this was an accident waiting to happen . . . this sub was not certified nor safe. I don't know what the people on board knew or didn't know . . . but yah, it was way too risky and I'm sorry it ended that way for them .

@much2say l read that several trips were made over the past two years without a problem. James Cameron who directed the movie "Titanic" made several trips to the wreck years ago -- I am not sure what mode of transport he used. Anyway, it did come out that the relevant authorities are very careful when it comes to space travel, but a bit lax about safety measures for sea travel.

It is a very sad time for the family and friends. I really feel it for the father and son too and l am thinking he should not have encouraged his son to go along on such a risky trip. Who knows, maybe his son insisted, so sad.

James Cameron, Director of the movie "Titanic" , has made many trips to that site. Others have made the trip successfuly as well, but there is always a first time.... Those memes display a very unpleasant side of people.

@Kandae11 No, it's not.

It is, and certainly nothing to make jokes about.

Well said. l have not been here for a number of days so l would have missed other postings and comments. I just hope the family members and friends did not tune into social media, it would have made their pain much worse.

@CarolDM l hope so too. The internet can do much good and much bad.

@Kandae11 I am just being honest. People need to step outside the box and realize these facts. I said the same thing when I saw some of these ridiculous stories. I hope the family turned off the internet.

I agree with you totally. When my son mentioned what was being said on social media including the memes , l couldn't believe what l was hearing....

I know that regardless of how rich l was l would never go down there - even for free. I suffer from claustrophobia and l have no desire to see the wreck of the Titanic. However there are adventurous people out there, who love doing things like that, we are not all the same.

@Kandae11 exactly. They would never say that to their family members in real life.

They could never say some things face to face. They are hiding behind the internet.

I was worried. So imagine the state of their family members and friends.

@Kandae11 I agree with you as those families must be hurting terribly.

I would never , ever do something like that and l am sure there are many more like me. However we are not all the same, some people think differently, act differently, what rocks my boat might be poison for someone else. Imagine what a boring world it would be if everyone acted the same way, like robots. One of the members of that illfated group is a very distant relation to someone who was a passenger on the Titanic which sank many years ago - so l can understand (barely) why someone like him with an adventurous spirit would feel the urge to make the trip. Having said that, what my topic is really about is the unkind memes and jokes which abounded before and after the implosion. Everyone , whether rich or poor makes choices that do not always turn out right. The families and friends of those five are hurting, a pain made worse by insensitive comments.

@Kandae11 What were the "mean memes"? I missed that.

@TheHorse l couldn't read all of them, and l cleared the page. Apart from twitter they were on other social media platforms too.

What a shame.

@Kandae11 Yes, we are losing compassion slowly.

That is so true..

They knew the risks and paid the ultimate price, but l think it is awful that people could make jokes about tragedies.

It certainly is.