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Is the world becoming uninsurable?

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478 points spking | 3 comments | 17 Jan 25 00:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.025s | source
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tobyhinloopen ◴[17 Jan 25 07:13 UTC] No.42734903[source]▶
American, living in area prone to natural disasters: "Is the WHOLE WORLD becoming uninsurable?"

The answer is obviously "no" since there are other parts of the world that don't live on a hurricane highway nor build houses made from firewood in an area prone to wildfires.

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ReptileMan[dead post] ◴[17 Jan 25 10:21 UTC] No.42736011[source]▶
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9dev ◴[17 Jan 25 10:45 UTC] No.42736161[source]▶
was that understanding formed by Fox News, perhaps?
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1. ReptileMan ◴[17 Jan 25 12:39 UTC] No.42736907[source]▶
Didn't know that fox news was in charge of forestry in LA.
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2. 9dev ◴[17 Jan 25 14:36 UTC] No.42737923[source]▶
Nope. Last time I checked, they were in the business of spewing hate and misinformation (sorry: Alternative facts), undermining any sensible discussion.

Accusing thousands of people of being incompetent is more telling of you than them.

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3. ReptileMan ◴[17 Jan 25 15:19 UTC] No.42738421[source]▶
>Accusing thousands of people of being incompetent is more telling of you than them.

Not me. Facts on the ground do it. Honest question - if I wish upon you every medical professional from now on that treats you and your family to be as competent as the part of the administrative state that is responsible for wild fire management and prevention in LA - will you take that as a blessing or a curse?