When I lived in Vancouver in the 80s, they had earthquake drills because scientists said "It was too long, we're due for a Big One!" Everyone took them serious

When I lived in Vancouver in the 80s, they had earthquake drills because scientists said "It was too long, we're due for a Big One!" Everyone took them seriously. 30 years later, no significant earthquake, and earthquake drills are nothing but a distant memory. I think humans are really terrible judges of what "long overdue" means, especially related to geological events. Yes, at some point there will be an earthquake. Yes, some people will die. But overreacting and worrying about it when humans have no ability to predict it is worse. The best way is just do what we have been doing, which is increase building standards, have once-a-year drills, and stop trying to predict when disaster is going to strike, because humans can't.