Original article here

https://www.ft.com/content/4697b647-6524-4e4a-aef7-50c1bda21ab3

We have acclimated to the ease of not having to deal with the problem, so we don’t internalise how likely it is. It’s a failure of imagination. We’re just really bad at understanding these slow-moving risks,” he says.

I can only agree albeit I still find it astounding.

The archived link was done before most of the comments. Apparently the flooding in the UK, Valencia and the hurricanes in Florida were because they didn’t elect Trump to manage fire risk properly.

Its an interesting take I’ve agreed with but it does come up againt the why do people insure if they cant think of long term risk? . I do that thats a triumph of marketing though, not anything else.

Edit: normally I don’t mind people doing shit and injuring harming themselves but in this instance their denial and stupidity puts human civilisation at an exstentail risk, as well as the rest of the biosphere and perhaps even humanity itself.