Prince William’s Friend Dies After Swallowing a Bee at Windsor Polo Match: Reports
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Sunjay Kapur, friend of Prince William and ex-husband of Bollywood star Karisma Kapoor, reportedly died of anaphylactic shock after being stung by a bee during a polo match in Windsor, England.
      • spicehoarder@lemm.eeEnglish
        61·
        3 hours ago

        Apparently there’s thousands of billionaires. Which completely baffles. Just one of them could make sure kids never had to go hungry ever again.

        • Robbity@lemm.eeEnglish
          42·
          3 hours ago

          Kids don’t go hungry because of money, they go hungry because of politics. Famines are the product of conflict, especially war. And hunger in countries that are not at war is a product of social inequality. Sure a billionaire could help but that’s just a temp fix.

          • Professorozone@lemmy.worldEnglish
            31·
            1 hour ago

            I disagree. I believe that billionaires control the world. It is their attitude that is pervasive throughout government that allows the hunger to continue. Not to mention the number of uber rich people in the various governments, riding around in limousines while their people starve.

            Also capitalism requires a large body of poor people to support it. Those cheap T-shirts aren’t made by highly paid labor. And who benefits most from capitalism?

            I can probably come up with numerous other connections between the ultra rich and the state of poverty.

          • o1011o@lemmy.worldEnglish
            21·
            1 hour ago

            My [sister/brother/other] in [insert deity] have you forgotten that in almost every place on the globe food is purchased with money? And that money is also how you buy politicians? One billionaire absolutely could solve hunger through a combination of direct donation and political spending.

          • andybytes@programming.devEnglish
            2·
            2 hours ago

            I think it’s like a mixture of both. There’s like a relationship between the two, you know? I feel like your contribution is necessary though. Like, what is money? But the physical representation of our collective endeavors. The state takes away our autonomy and gets us the chase after money. When money can no longer buy things, the state uses its monopoly of violence to keep us all in order. It’s all just like a control structure.

          • andybytes@programming.devEnglish
            1·
            2 hours ago

            I think it’s like a mixture of both. There’s like a relationship between the two, you know? I feel like your contribution is necessary though. Like, what is money? But the physical representation of our collective endeavors. The state takes away our autonomy and gets us the chase after money. When money can no longer buy things, the state uses its monopoly of violence to keep us all in order. It’s all just like a control structure.

  • philpo@feddit.orgEnglish
    14·
    5 hours ago

    The question I ask myself is: You have that much money,you have a private jet on standby, a large security detail.

    And none fucking thought about getting competent medical team or at least a fucking competent paramedic? I mean…I am generally unsympathetic amongst almost all billionaires, but as someone who has literally done VIP escorts as a critical care paramedic I wonder who fucked up that much.(But these were all “old wealth” and actually were not billionaires. And tbh they treated us with more respect than most members of the public do-that gives them at least some plus point)

    It’s not like Airway obstruction nor anaphylaxis is untreatable/isn’t absolutely manageable if caught early.

    Anyway, can we please get a fundraiser for the poor queen of that bee?

    • socsa@piefed.socialEnglish
      7·
      4 hours ago

      Any med school student should know how to macguyver an airway in an emergency. They literally teach it in civilian lifesaving classes these days. My guess is this guy was such an asshole, his entire medical staff was like “bruh I am not making the hole, you do it.”

      • philpo@feddit.orgEnglish
        8·
        4 hours ago

        I don’t know which med school or civilian lifesaving courses you attend - but emergency cricothyrotomy surely isn’t a skill that is taught and mastered by any of these I teach.

        Cric is a delicate skill that needs repetition and knowledge - it’s far from easy and not even close to what is shown in some bad TV shows.

        • Dagwood222@lemm.eeEnglish
          61·
          4 hours ago

          iirc Epi-pen is the usual treatment, and those things are pretty easy to obtain.

          I think that OP philpo is on to something, that the medical staff was a bit slow to deal with the situation.

  • surph_ninja@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    8 hours ago

    The more we have animals exhibiting human behaviors, on top of whales & bees straight up attacking billionaires, the easier it is to believe in a collective subconscious.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      19·
      9 hours ago

      Frankly his lavish lifestyle of bee eating was, in retrospect, not a good idea.