[fransje26]

> the media got a great story.

Don't quite know what was so great about this story. It was a textbook example of the catastrophic consequences of hubris meeting ignorance, and that was about it. The rest was just milking the drama as timed passed by with decreasing theoretical oxygen reserves.

[TheHumanist]

I think they mean from the perspective of the heartless suits at news companies and/or their parent conglomerates, this was a 'great' story. Lots of eyes. People checking back in for updates. ie. Lots of clicks and clickthroughs

[poorlyknit]

> what was so great about this story [?]

> catastrophic consequences of hubris meeting ignorance

Icarus calling. People have been telling this story for thousands of years.

[appleflaxen]

If you are the media, a good story is one that drives clicks.

It seems like this story did that.