It’s a genuinely terrifying environment for a human to be. Aside from the bottom of a volcano, it’s hard to imagine a more dangerous place to be. The bubble of air you live in is an aberration of nature. The entire weight of the ocean is trying every single second to correct you out of existence. You don’t get small problems. Even modern 2 billion dollar nuclear submarines are a balancing act of danger. It’s a never ending fight to be trained enough to not die if something happens. And hope you don’t have an equipment failure that can’t be corrected.

Never should have turned it into a tourist trip. Especially 2 miles plus deep. It’s dangerous enough doing it over coral reefs in the Bahamas for tourists. Humans don’t need to be down there, robots can do it. It’s pure ego. And a sense of invulnerability by rich people who have gotten away with other risky behavior.

I wouldn’t have gone down in that death trap for any amount of money. Hell no. Surrounded by a bunch of naive college kids. Like it was a sky diving trip or something. I hope it was fast. Not a good way to depart this earth.