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I was going to make a joke about San Francisco culture, but honestly this kind of thinking happens everywhere. Look at all the people buying or building in area
by wpietri 5y ago
I was going to make a joke about San Francisco culture, but honestly this kind of thinking happens everywhere. Look at all the people buying or building in areas with flood potential that is high and increasing.
- ricardobeat 5y agoHello from the Netherlands!
- MomoXenosaga 5y agoGekoloniseerd from the sea.
- wpietri 5y agoOoh, not just a word I didn't know, but a whole meme complex I didn't know: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gekoloniseerd https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gekoloniseerd
- wpietri 5y agoAt least there you folks had the sense to confront the problem and control it. In the US we've just been insuring people for floods so they keep rebuilding: https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2018-07-31/national-flood-insurance-program-encourages-risky-behavior-at-taxpayer-expense https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2018-07-3...
- mywittyname 5y agoI believe there's a neighborhood in Houston that was build on land specifically left undeveloped in the past because it floods every time there's a hurricane. Where there's enough money to be made, you'll find shady business people and corrupt politicians willing to risk people's lives and livelihoods for a buck. Plus, the federal government will keep giving people enough money to rebuild on flood plains, so it makes financial sense to keep building in places that keep getting washed away.