It was far more likely that the sub suffered a catastrophic implosion at the time contact was lost. Glad to see it confirmed, and finally people stop posting the nonsense about air.
Shame about the passengers though.
So were the guards at Bergen-Belsen and Auschwitz.
If your job is being a ghoul, that doesn't constitute an excuse for being a ghoul.
Apparently the parent lives in a fantasy world where he believes that people aren't constantly being manipulated into doing things. So deathscrolling isn't a thing either. Clickbait doesn't exist. Advertisements are all useless. Subliminal messaging doesn't work. Etc. etc.
Apparently, also, he thinks that because people are just "doing their jobs" that means it's okay for them to do the things they do, because they were told to do them, which is a horrible thing to think.
That guy's fucking clueless.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12220565/The-nerve-...
Because there was no proof of a different outcome, and the suspense also works as a powerful bait (== more clicks/copies/attention).
In that same style you could also wonder why anyone would bother sending help at all, given that they very likely had perished. We hope until we are proven wrong, and the times we are right makes all the effort worth.
To keep people coming back for updates as the clock ticks down. Now that most people pay for news with impressions, they have to cultivate impressions.
It did feel weird to see countdown timers, at least it felt gross to me.
To keep viewers engaged in the search I'd imagine