What about volcanoes, or hurricanes? I am just not used to having my house blown to pieces on a regular basis? But I guess it solves the "Stuff problem"...
I am not sure it soothes me that the earthquake possibility never crossed your mind. Maybe it is just denial? The problem being that it is such a rare event - but just like in "Fooled By Randomness", bad luck might still strike after 30 years of nothing happening?
Or are you just putting faith into your parents decision to move there before your birth, presumably they already weighed the risk for you? And the millions of other people living there, I guess - is it a sort of collective "my neighbors must know what they are doing" thing?
What about New Orleans, was that a comparable situation (threat known for years, and eventually disaster struck - how worried were people in the years before)?
I am not sure it soothes me that the earthquake possibility never crossed your mind. Maybe it is just denial? The problem being that it is such a rare event - but just like in "Fooled By Randomness", bad luck might still strike after 30 years of nothing happening?
Or are you just putting faith into your parents decision to move there before your birth, presumably they already weighed the risk for you? And the millions of other people living there, I guess - is it a sort of collective "my neighbors must know what they are doing" thing?
What about New Orleans, was that a comparable situation (threat known for years, and eventually disaster struck - how worried were people in the years before)?