(May 28, 2019 at 8:51 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: I don’t think the tourist mountaineers of Everest are generally abused by Nepal. If anything Nepal is in jeopardy of being abused by them.
Not everything in life needs to be marketed as a thrill. But it is not up to you to say what can not be marketed as a thrill.
The difference between good public policy and bad public policy is good policy prevents those who has no choice from underserved harm, bad policy attempts to prevent wants from being sought even if it places no bystander at risk.
Again, you are still arguing an abused excuse "buyer beware".
Did you see the recent pictures on the news of the long line to the summit? It reminded me of lines at a theme park or the DMV. You could argue all of them singed wavers, but that does not mean everyone who did was expecting to die.
Even our voluntary military today is marketed as hero worship, and a way to get an education. But how many teens would join up if the adds for recruitment showed real brains and bodies being blown apart.
In the past two weeks 11 people died from mostly altitude sickness. That isn't even as sexy as falling off a cliff. And even with those who died, it wasn't like they were landing on the beaches of Normandy defeating Nazis.
Disney resorts and Princess Cruises presents "ALTITUDE SICKNESS ADVENTURE"
We know you are Rambo, We know you are Clint Eastwood, We know you are James Bond. Drive that gas guzzling Camaro, get brain damage from cage fighting. Lets just all be impractical as a species because we can.
Again, please don't claim I am claiming people should not be allowed to do what they want. I am saying your argument has been abused and is an over simplification.
