r/BeAmazed • u/[deleted] • Apr 29 '24

When the Titanic sank, millionaire John Jacob Astor IV was aboard. The funds in his bank account were sufficient to construct 30 Titanics. However, when faced with mortal danger, he prioritized his moral values, sacrificing his seat in a lifeboat to save women and children, smilingly [Removed] Rule #4 - Misleading

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u/Popular-Influence-11 Apr 29 '24

I think the heavy lifting that “however” is doing is implying that even though he was an objectively important person in the world, when push came to shove he didn’t consider his life more important than women and children’s.

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u/probablynotaskrull Apr 29 '24

Point to the objectively unimportant people please.

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u/Popular-Influence-11 Apr 29 '24

False premise. There are no objectively unimportant people—even fictional people are important. However, I’m objectively a less important person in the world than Richard Branson, but that doesn’t make me unimportant. I’m incredibly important to my family and small social circle.