Definitely a joke - I used an emjoi, and was wearing my helmet
It's a satirical joke that only makes sense if one reads the full article. Bill sounds like a character I'd enjoy hanging out with, even if we have different ways of talking about fatalities. I generally find it in poor taste to pile on to someone who's already been as severely punished/can't learn anything themselves (because they've perished). Saying 'Kate shouldn't have been up there' is pointless, because she
was, but using her story as an example for others to consider their plans and bailout options, and dependency on a beacon, that's a valid lesson for the rest of us. Bill left a talk with the author early because he disagreed with him for not blaming the victim (although in fairness, Bill did still praise the book).
If my joke fails, it's because the people I've insinuated he attacked aren't
playing dead - which is a insensitive when stated so bluntly - but hopefully softened by my contention that these people have paid a high price for their mistakes and that continuing to flagellate them serves no obvious purpose in my mind.
