I was reminded of this ethical quandary while hanging out at the river this weekend: Are jetskis okay, or not okay? On one hand, I hate to deny anyone the scant amount pleasure we receive in life (that’s not exactly true, but allow me to pretend it is for the sake of this particular argument). On the other hand, jetskiiers totally stomp my buzz, because a) they are loud, obnoxious, and overly rambunctious, and b) they’re having fun that I’m not having, and rubbing it in my face.
SO! Here’s your Blogtown Ethicist question of the day:
IS IT ETHICAL FOR ANYONE OTHER THAN YOURSELF TO RIDE THE SHIT OUT OF JETSKIS IN FULL VIEW OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT HAVING AS MUCH FUN ON THE SHORE?
Your views on this subject’s ethicalities are welcome in the comments section below.
Jet Skis are the Segways of the water…..but pretty damn fun, nonetheless.
This one’s tough.
WWBCD?
Deny them fun. Jetskis are awful.
DISALLOW!
They are terrible. As are the douches who ride them wearing sunglasses on their foreheads.
The only place they should be allowed are in Hammerhead infested waters. The boys too.
Fuck to the No.
There’s no fucking way that Jetskis are ethical. Their use is just as unethical as if anyone other than me flew a jetpack and noisily did loops and low passes over the sidewalks and homes of our fine city. Also, WHAT OF THE FISHIES?
Ah, *there’s* Graham. I thought the Decemberists would bring him back, but it turned out to be the Jetskis.
My buddies who sail just LOVE people on jetskis.
Down with jetskis.
But they do look like fun…sometimes when I take a quick break from work and walk on the waterfront, I see that dude on his jetski. He is having WAY more fun than me. Bastard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI8x94EVQ7E
You don’t enjoy watching them die ?