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Re:Midwest Developer by lotsofpulp on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @06:38PM (#29719697)
> but imagine buying a house in an area that's years overdue for an earthquake that will level your city.

Is there credibility to the notion of knowing that a place is going to have an earthquake within the precision of one human’s lifetime, or even a few generations of human’s lifetimes?

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Re:Midwest Developer by 015a on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @08:27PM (#29720627)
Everyone who chooses to live in a location on the west coast made the right decision regarding "the big earthquake"... until it happens.

Its a bad argument against moving there. But it is a good argument for moving somewhere else.

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