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Tell that to the people of Selfoss and Hveragerði which have now become accustomed to smaller quakes on a more regular basis than usually in the past.
by Beltiras 9y ago
Tell that to the people of Selfoss and Hveragerði which have now become accustomed to smaller quakes on a more regular basis than usually in the past.
- RealityVoid 9y agoIs it damaging though? That is the question I want answered. I mean, even in my post, I did not question the presence of more frequent small earthquakes, I questioned if these earthquakes are any sort of real issue that produces damages or simply unfounded panic.
- Beltiras 9y agoNot being able to trust that the ground you stand on won't shake violently? Are you being serious?
- RealityVoid 9y agoI am being totally serious. Why are earthquakes bad? Because they destroy goods, buildings and kill people. If eathquakes do not destroy goods, buildings and kill people are they that terrible anymore or simply an inconvenience at most? It might sound alien if you have a certain way of looking at things, but really, is my question not logical?
- Beltiras 9y agoSpoken from the privileged position of not having to worry about it like it is of little concern to those who do. I'm leaving it as an exvercise for you to think of analogies to other aggrieved groups that would not take kindly to being told their concerns are invalid.
- tajen 9y agoYeah it would seem like frequent small earthquakes are way better than rare devastating ones, so it would even be better to provoke them rather than wait like in SF and Vancouver... If only, it helps rehearsing the response, convincing taxpayers to purchase tge equipment and finding early which buildings are dangerous.