What The Top of Mount Stupid Looks Like - OceanGate's Stockton Rush's Psychology

What’s the psychology of former OceanGate CEO, Stockton Rush, to actually think that his Titanic submersible was extremely safe when it was clearly extremely dangerous resulting in an implosion causing all five people on board to sadly perish?

Now in the comments, What do you think failed on Stockton’s sub to cause the implosion? Let everyone know in the comments below.

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[DerekVanSchaik]

What do you think failed on Stockton’s sub to cause the implosion?

[davidmays]

"the problem with the world is the intelligent people are full of doubt, while the stupid ones are full of confidence" - charles bukowski.

[ericv]

Stockton Rush exhibited many less common behaviors, the one most apparent to the world now is his astoundingly reckless approach to what he claimed to be good at.
As an engineer Stockton Rush's rating is "Hack", he moved away from the sphere, he moved away from steel or titanium, he used untested materials in untested modes, he changed everything at once with no obvious consideration of how all these changes could interact, he ignored everything and everyone that was trying to warn him, he didn't cycle test to failure, he had no idea how long his invention should or would last.
The guy was a crap engineer and he killed five people proving it.

[someguy]

I'm genuinely surprised that a seasoned submariner like Paul-Henri Nargeolet didn't recognize the danger of diving in that death trap/trash can of a submergible.

[collegeman]

Climbing Mount Everest in a pair of blue jeans, cotton socks, sneakers and a winter coat from his closet would have been a better idea than doing what he did.

[mark]

Stockton Rush seemed like the kind of guy who tries to take a selfie with a buffalo and gets gored

[marieharris]

The 18 yr old who went “ to please his father” is the saddest of all. He was terrified, but he went anyway. Heartbreaking. 😭

[unwarranteddesign]

I like how Stockton seemed to think that the reason why previous submersibles were "large, bulky, and expensive" were because they weren't focused on "market opportunities". Maybe, just maybe, they were large and bulky because they needed to be made of thick materials in order to better withstand the extreme pressures that they were being submitted to...

[mothman-jzug]

Several mechanical possibilities for the implosion have been kicked around, but the root cause - the primary point of failure - was Rush's personality disorders. Everything else sprang from that basic fountain of flaws.

[yakuza]

I think he was always resentful about not being able to become a military pilot and then astronaut due to regulation, which carried over when making the Titan and being called out on it "I am not going to let regulations destroy my dreams again!"

[michaelcoslo]

The smartest man in the room syndrome. Will not accept criticism, and takes temper trantrums if opposed. Dominates meetings, tells real experts his opinions and rejects their facts. Very intelligent, but believes that others are not smart or clever. I'm dealing with one right now.

[AlexBrindyJames]

When a filmmaker has a better understanding of water vehicle safety than a CEO of an underwater vehicle company.

[geoffcoates]

“At some point safety is just a pure waste.” That sentence sums him up in a nutshell. And sadly he took four others with him. I can’t fathom what it’s like for the woman who lost both her husband and son.

[lidaloo]

I hate to speak ill of the dead… except for the ones who take others with them. What buffoonery. Manslaughter by ego.

[paulczubryt]

I've watched a few videos on this by other experts, and one in particular raised an interesting point about the carbon fiber. They said its great for tension force, but not for compression forces. They also said that the reason why steel and titanium are used is because they're more homogenous in how strength is distributed throughout the material, which carbon fiber is not. Its really a miracle that this sub didn't fail earlier.

[rxlaser]

“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge” was a quote said by DANIEL BOORSTIN

[LeahBandB]

Just a slight correction: from what I have learned, the passengers were labeled as part of the crew for liability reasons, not just to cheap out on labor. I'm no expert but as I understood it, the requirements for passenger-carrying vessels are higher, so he named everyone "mission specialists" and voilà! no passengers and a lower risk of getting sued

[XerxestheGreat]

“Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of history”
so ironic that actually came true with their very public deaths. So chilling. 😮

[creos]

Calling them "researchers" instead of "passengers for hire" was likely one of the many ways he skirted passenger safety regulations.

[amberrae]

Stockton’s arrogance and negligence is sickening