Vanished in the Pacific

Oh nice, read this article earlier today organically through nytimes and afterwards thought “wish I found this on HN to see the discussion”

Pretty goofy and sad story. Stories of beginner sailors gone missing seem to have increased in the past two/three years. Of course this particular article is more nuanced

If Mr. Schmidt's story is to be trusted... this is just an incredible story.

In the heart of the pandemic, the YouTube misinformation rabbit hole lead two US residents, at least one VERY well educated, to jumping to their death, in treacherous waters in the South Pacific.