I agree with your larger point. We are only seeing the data point of a building that everyone said had a lot of work and then collapsed. But, for all we know, 1

I agree with your larger point. We are only seeing the data point of a building that everyone said had a lot of work and then collapsed. But, for all we know, 10% of all large buildings would have some element that one subset of contractors would flag as being very dangerous. Still, I think it is an illuminating case study. Given how big the death toll is, I'm very open to the idea that building inspections need more transparency or more technology.