• Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk
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    23 hours ago

    The best thing about climbing a building with no safety gear is you aren’t actually required to do it.

    I watched it. It’s fucking moronic

    To do that sort of stunt is selfish, and shows an absolute callous disregard for his family, friends and the poor bastards who would have had to scrape his corpse off the pavement.

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        4 hours ago

        Yes i did. I don’t deny it was fascinating/interesting to watch. From a purely physical and technical standpoint what he did was incredible.

        Still moronic and selfish though.

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      18 hours ago

      The climb is so trivial for him that it is just easy money. I’m an amateur climber and I would do this if I was given the permission and 1/10th of the money.

      Yes there’s a chance of things going wrong, but it’s like betting against Anthony Joshua in his Jake Paul cash grab. Maybe even less risk than that.

      His previous solos were more outrageous but always treated with a degree of respect and preparation. It’s what has put him in a position to be able to do this exhibition.

      Your outrage is exactly the kind of thing Netflix want and it’s why it’s been done live.

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      19 hours ago

      If you watch free solo you see that although alex does not seem to have any fear at all, he is rational and not suicidal. He would not take on a project like this if there wasn’t a 99.9% chance of making it.

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      22 hours ago

      I love things like free solo. It’s kinda dumb and all overall, but it’s fascinating to me to see what people can do if they really want it enough. When i saw that Netflix makes this a live event, i just felt like it’s a perverted plot so people watch it to hopefully see a dude die live on tv.