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People are resilient. Earthquakes are nothing compared to repeated terrorist attacks experienced by people in places in Israel and Palestine, but yet the endure
by intopieces 7y ago
People are resilient. Earthquakes are nothing compared to repeated terrorist attacks experienced by people in places in Israel and Palestine, but yet the endure:
https://www.economist.com/international/2016/09/03/learning-to-live-with-it https://www.economist.com/international/2016/09/03/learning-...
- robocat 7y agoMany people are resilient, but your reply lacks nuance. Some people are completely incapacitated (e.g. PTSD, Agoraphobia, etcetera) by the various effects of an earthquake (destruction, death, loss of home or job, other hardships). Many more have lower-level permanently ongoing problems that affect their work or life. Source: friends and acquantances after Christchurch 2011 earthquake. Edit: startups can be hit particularly hard since they are fragile and a big external event can wipe them out.