• @[email protected]
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    Everybody’s “mad” at insurance companies for telling people the truth and refusing to lose money on obviously doomed Malibu.

    But it’s the landlords who will continue to exploit the fuck out of LA.

    • @MadBigote
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      413 hours ago

      We should be “mad” at both.

  • GreatAlbatross
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    1118 hours ago

    “What if we built a private water distribution system, that took priority over regular people’s supply, then charged for access during wildfires?”

    • @MadBigote
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      413 hours ago

      Nestle should be into this already.

    • @[email protected]
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      511 hours ago

      I’m of two minds about this. If an area is extremely disaster-prone, you shouldn’t build there. But it sucks to already live there, and not get insured. I’d be fine if there were no new insurance contacts on new houses being built.

      Another, local example: in Germany, a few years ago there was a catastrophic flood that killed several people and destroyed many houses located in a river valley, because the river had been artificially narrowed and straightened. With looming climate change there was already talks about flooding risk and insurance covering. After the disaster, a decent chunk of people planned to rebuild their houses in the exact same spots. Some were not even insured, and relied on government disaster relief money, afaik

  • @[email protected]
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    671 day ago

    Hollywood Burning, a dramatic retelling of the inspiring true story of the '25 LA fires, coming to a theater near you!

    • y0kai
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      261 day ago

      Starring: Mel Gibson

      A real victim

      • @Duamerthrax
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        315 hours ago

        Against the backdrop of thousands of regular people loosing everything, follow along the true story of a few producers loosing a fraction of what they own. “My personal 9/11”, coming only to theaters this fall, because fuck house bound people.

      • @werefreeatlast
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        114 hours ago

        In a world, burning with anxiety… Mel, our uncanny hero.

  • @I_Has_A_Hat
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    411 day ago

    Well, not the fires specifically, but the US has already begun the steps to monetize climate change. Why do you think there’s a sudden interest in Canada and Greenland? That melting permafrost is gonna open up a lot of resources.

  • NegativeNull
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    241 day ago

    The time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets.

    • Baron Rothschild
  • @Luvs2Spuj
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    91 day ago

    Good thing they are in the office to collaborate ideas.