The point isnt really the physical hardship they suffered (although I doubt any of us would be so blase if we went through it)
The point is - from a narrative point of view - that for 17 days they dead and then they were brought back to life
A small country, achieving a rescue that is beyond anything that has been technically done before by anyone, the return to life of these men... I think I and most people do not share your cyncism.
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Originally Posted by dlish
i actually did care that they made it out alive. if i was in their shoes, id want my government to help me out as much as the chilean government helped these guys.
what i dont care about is the sensaltionalism of it all.
These guys did what they did to survive a few weeks with no sunlight. it was a great story when it first broke a few weeks ago. They got found and they were rationing their food. thats what anyone else would have done. but tomake this out into a story of survival is utter nonsense. out of the 33 down there , 0% of them died. Even the ones with heart conditions, diabtetes and HBP issues survived. tells you a lot about the 'miraculous survival' that these guys went through.
its a great story that people got through this. im glad no one died. but all i see from the whole beat-up is book sales and 60 minute exclusives.
sensationalism sucks dogs balls.
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