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He/Him, 18 yo, Nazis and Transphobes gtfo, Georgia Sate University class of 2030
I know everyone loves to talk about how "such and such ship should have been saved", but let's be real here.
The SS United States has been sitting idle for five decades. People have had plenty of time to save it. That's not even addressing the elephant/ocean liner in the room.
A ship is massively expensive to maintain. By their very nature, they degrade due to the elements. It requires a huge number of people to maintain the ship in good condition. This is hard enough when a ship is in active service and has more in the way of funding and manpower. For a museum ship, they have to make due with the bare minimum more often than not.
The United States has numerous museum ships and many of them are fighting an uphill battle just to keep themselves in good shape. Its only the determination of their caretakers and the money they secure theough visitors that keeps them afloat.
Preserving the SS United States required a lot more than throwing money at it. After the initial cost of refurbishment, you would then have to secure funding for a home, a place with suitable visitor traffic. You would need a huge squad of caretakers to maintain the ship over the years with no guarantee of funding.
Rather than be a slacktivist and complain about what might have been, we need to turn our attention to preserving what we currently have.
There are plenty of museum ships that require help in the United States. Let the loss of the SS United States serve as a lesson to focus on what matters.
Farewell SS United States, you’ll be able to serve the marine life in the Gulf of Mexico and assuming you’ve landed on your side you’ll be out of the eyes of tourists
@GeorgiaStateFB We’re finally playing as good as we’ve known we can play again, excellent run game Ayden Pereira has been able to pass well when we need to and defense is playing better. Now let’s knock off Southern.
BREAKING: Lawsuit filed by SS United States Preservation Foundation Inc against Okaloosa County, FL. Official press release distributed to the media: https://t.co/qLidRGbxPd
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