Tragedy is tragic, indeed. It's an important lesson we all learn and this is a great expression of it.
Why a family decided to take their tragedy to a courtroom to force it upon others makes me upset though. And what this has to do with technology or startups is definitely beyond me. This should be on the fron page of Reddit, but HN? Why?
I bumped up my life cover yesterday by a factor of 4. That's the lesson for startups here.
Year 1-3 means that you are losing everything. If you die during that time, you better leave your loved ones with something to take home for your obsession with windmills.
It is likely the family had little choice in the matter. Death is expensive in the United States (and other countries, I'm sure), so sometimes the only way to avoid having your loss compounded with complete bankruptcy is to go to court and find someone to blame.
Why a family decided to take their tragedy to a courtroom to force it upon others makes me upset though. And what this has to do with technology or startups is definitely beyond me. This should be on the fron page of Reddit, but HN? Why?