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8 is serious. 9 is Pacific subduction rupture. 7 is not really top news of the day. People with friends and family exposed don't really appreciate being fals
by positron26 2mo ago
8 is serious. 9 is Pacific subduction rupture.
7 is not really top news of the day.
People with friends and family exposed don't really appreciate being false-alarmed with 7s and 6s.
- smrq 2mo agoI'm sure everyone in the hospital and with collapsed houses would agree with your assessment that it's not a big deal.
- positron26 2mo agoOkay. Let's make every such instance news? HN is exaggerating to feel close to the action. It's childish. There is a trench off of Tokyo that is likely to rupture in our lifetimes, and people who have other people to check on don't care about HN's disaster fantasies.
- dgellow 2mo agoThe HN audience decides what is top news of the day, that’s the whole principle this website is based upon
- sedatk 2mo ago273 people died from a 7.0 earthquake in Kumamoto in 2016.
- positron26 2mo agoIs that the earthquake in question? No. So your hair-splitting is motivated by what again? Rationalizing HN overreacting so that people can be entertained? Everyone here is "winning" an online argument with zero regard for the false alarm all the karma farming causes.