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Have you seen the photos of Paradise, California? Of this year's hurricanes? Depending on where this person lives, they may already be experiencing very serio

Have you seen the photos of Paradise, California? Of this year's hurricanes? Depending on where this person lives, they may already be experiencing very serious effects. Good-bye retirement savings if you have to rebuild or migrate to a less-vulnerable area.

claydavisss 8y ago
You're honestly going to empty your 401k because someone else's house burned? Ok Does everyone just want to take a breather here and ask why an upvoted subthread is claiming that it is nonsensical to save for retirement because the TV says we will all die in a fire. Seriously, this isn't even worthy of Reddit. Come on HN, try to trend above the IQ of Huffpost, you can do it
- Jill_the_Pill 8y ago
  Is that even close to what I said? [edit: but on second thought, maybe more of us should consider donating some portion of our retirement savings to those who have had their entire lives wiped out by disaster and are immediate distress. Thanks for the nudge.]
- dang 8y ago
  We've banned this account for posting flamewar comments and ignoring multiple requests to stop.
  - bhengaij 8y ago
    Oh good. Stop bad thinking. Is it your gf's fault for wearing short skirts and arousing sexual flame war in the rapists head or is it the fault of rapist?
roenxi 8y ago
I'm not quite sure you are making a point in line with the person you are responding to. The California fires are terrible but: 1) You have to be ready for terrible fires even if the future climate prognosis is great. 2) The residents of Paradise, California with substantial savings are going to be much better off than those without. If anything, Paradise validates the idea that you should save and invest more in preparation for a hostile future rather than less. They aren't going it alone, they are still part of a large and functioning America.
- Jill_the_Pill 8y ago
  I agree; you should save if you can. But perhaps you should not expect it to last until your retirement (or perhaps even you yourself will not last until your retirement) as climate disasters become more common and deadly. I was responding to someone who said we would not see a Mad-Max-like world in our lifetimes; my point was merely that some people already are seeing such a thing. (Though I admit I never saw the Mad Max movie, so I may have missed the mark.)

claydavisss 8y ago

You're honestly going to empty your 401k because someone else's house burned? Ok Does everyone just want to take a breather here and ask why an upvoted subthread is claiming that it is nonsensical to save for retirement because the TV says we will all die in a fire. Seriously, this isn't even worthy of Reddit. Come on HN, try to trend above the IQ of Huffpost, you can do it

Jill_the_Pill 8y ago
Is that even close to what I said? [edit: but on second thought, maybe more of us should consider donating some portion of our retirement savings to those who have had their entire lives wiped out by disaster and are immediate distress. Thanks for the nudge.]
dang 8y ago
We've banned this account for posting flamewar comments and ignoring multiple requests to stop.
- bhengaij 8y ago
  Oh good. Stop bad thinking. Is it your gf's fault for wearing short skirts and arousing sexual flame war in the rapists head or is it the fault of rapist?

roenxi 8y ago

I'm not quite sure you are making a point in line with the person you are responding to. The California fires are terrible but: 1) You have to be ready for terrible fires even if the future climate prognosis is great. 2) The residents of Paradise, California with substantial savings are going to be much better off than those without. If anything, Paradise validates the idea that you should save and invest more in preparation for a hostile future rather than less. They aren't going it alone, they are still part of a large and functioning America.

Jill_the_Pill 8y ago
I agree; you should save if you can. But perhaps you should not expect it to last until your retirement (or perhaps even you yourself will not last until your retirement) as climate disasters become more common and deadly. I was responding to someone who said we would not see a Mad-Max-like world in our lifetimes; my point was merely that some people already are seeing such a thing. (Though I admit I never saw the Mad Max movie, so I may have missed the mark.)