Richard Branson "almost dies"..

[Drago]

I bet that's the last time he cycles to Toto Wolff's house.

 

[palinurus]

He will not need to, he has a few bob cleverly put away.

He put aside the cash he made putting out The Faust Tapes in '73

 

[John the Monkey]

JtM wins the thread.

This is a proud day indeed in the Monkey household.

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

I like the fact he rides a bike, I seldom like to see anybody get hurt regardless of how wealthy they are.

Fair comment

 

[jefmcg]

I didn't click the link in post, so ended up reading the report on the guardian site ...

His assistant was the first to arrive on the scene followed by another member of his team who sprinted up the hill. They took him home and patched him up before he flew to Miami for scans.

That is not "nearly died" in any language. That is the billionaire's equivalent to "I went home and changed out of cycling kit, then the wife drove me to A&E". Frightening I'm sure, but not nearly dying.

 

[jonny jeez]

Amazed at how a persons bank balance conditions our levels of care.

Should we care more if Mr b was an unemployed, poor elderly man who crashed his bike and feared for his life

Edit, perhaps we should all publish our earnings on cyclechat. That way if any of us are unfortunate to have our faces smashed in during an accident, the rest of us will know if we should offer sympathy or not.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

If his crash had been two weeks ago, I wager this thread would have been different

 

[John the Monkey]

Should we care more if Mr b was an unemployed, poor elderly man who crashed his bike and feared for his life

Arguably, such a person would have (much) less of a chance of replacing their bike and damaged kit. They'd not have had the almost immediate aid of their personal assistant (if I remember the article correctly) or own a nearby tropical island on which to rest and recuperate.

On the face of it, your hypothetical seems to be the more pathetic case.

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

Amazed at how a persons bank balance conditions our levels of care.

Should we care more if Mr b was an unemployed, poor elderly man who crashed his bike and feared for his life

Edit, perhaps we should all publish our earnings on cyclechat. That way if any of us are unfortunate to have our faces smashed in during an accident, the rest of us will know if we should offer sympathy or not.

Another fair comment.
Even though he has a beard.

 

[jonny jeez]

Arguably, such a person would have (much) less of a chance of replacing their bike and damaged kit. They'd not have had the almost immediate aid of their personal assistant (if I remember the article correctly) or own a nearby tropical island on which to rest and recuperate.

On the face of it, your hypothetical seems to be the more pathetic case.

Ah right, so its okay to just ridicule the rich guy.

Cos, like...he can afford to be ridiculed.

His ability to buy another bike is not justification for the insults and attitude of many in this thread.

I don't known him, so cant say I feel any more about him than any other celeb but his nett worth should not a reason to justify ridicule.

 

[theclaud]

Ah right, so its okay to just ridicule the rich guy.

Pretty much.

 

[smutchin]

I dint known him, so cant say I feel any more about him than any other celeb

So why do you feel the need to stick up for him? I'm sure there are countless other people in the world who "nearly died" today who are far more in need of you defending them.

 

[Crackle]

Hey, he started the hyperbole fight.

 

[jonny jeez]

So why do you feel the need to stick up for him? I'm sure there are countless other people in the world who "nearly died" today who are far more in need of you defending them

So suggesting that its wrong to mock a person because they earn more than you...means I am sticking up for branson?

 

[John the Monkey]

Ah right, so its okay to just ridicule the rich guy.

Cos, like...he can afford to be ridiculed.

His ability to buy another bike is not justification for the insults and attitude of many in this thread.

I don't known him, so cant say I feel any more about him than any other celeb but his nett worth should not a reason to justify ridicule.

I said that your hypothetical case is more pathetic than Branson's. You may need to argue with someone else concerning the above.

EDIT: I see that's underway, so as you were, and so forth.