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by curiousgal 2900 days ago
One problem I have with the reception of this story is that most people think he attacked one of the British divers that were the first to find the boys, whereas in fact, the diver in question is a different person. The article describes him as "instrumental" but that encompasses a lot of the people involved, including the farmers whose lands got destroyed by the pumped water. I am not trying to down play this guy's contribution by any means but he is not who most people think he is.

That being said, both men engaged in a juvenile uncivilized exchange, initiated by the British diver, so there's no need to get courts involved.

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There have been feature articles about Unsworth describing his role, but I can’t find them since the top 50 google results are about Musk calling him a pedo. IIRC, his role involved have expert knowledge of the caves, more or less pinpointing the location of the soccer team, and convincing the Thai government to call on the British divers who eventually found the boys. Seems pretty substantial to me: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/10/family-british-d...
Are you putting at the same level the comment from the diver about putting the sub where it hurts with Musk calling him pedophile?
Telling a billionaire playboy to go away and take his silly toys with him, in a direct and clear manner befitting the drama of the situation is not a "juvenile uncivilized exchange".