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Originally Posted by SkyDog
I hear you there, but it seems that the blame should be placed on those who made the foolish decision to expand the city the way they did. I don't really blame the victims individually as I blame mankind's arrogance in general. I just posted those three articles, and I've heard it said over and over again: because of the way the city is built, it wasn't a question of if, it was a question of when.
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I agree. People should not be afraid to ask the hard questions now--even if they step on some toes--because it will help us rebuild the City smarter and better.
As I pointed out in the other thread, you are spot on in noting that it is general human nature to try to manipulate the environment to suit our needs. Maybe, in a best case scenario, this will get people living in all sorts of areas that are not really fit for lage scale human habitation (the middle of the desert, on major fault lines, exposed to Pacific Ocean Tsunamis, etc.) to evaluate their situations and start planning with "not if, but when" in mind.