https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/6/24/23771854/missing-titanic-sub-news-thai-cave-rescue

The search for the Titan captivated the US for nearly a week. Why are we so gripped by people facing death?

Plenty of digital ink has been spilled over the past 24 hours about the media coverage of the Titan, the submersible that went missing on a trip to visit the site of the Titanic. Five people, including the CEO of the submersibles company OceanGate, are now declared dead after days of frequent live updates. Was the media attention overkill? Did many of the comments on platforms like Twitter and TikTok seem callous?