Daniel Fernandes
@dfern.eth
Prescient article, not even a month ago: >Wealthy Americans Are Now Paying for Their Own Personal Fire Hydrants >In fire-prone areas like Malibu, some are paying upward of $150,000 on personal systems https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/wealthy-americans-are-now-paying-for-their-own-personal-fire-hydrants-7d0c3e86?st=SfN7Hq&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Daniel Fernandes
@dfern.eth
Was also sad to see Global Supertanker shutdown in 2021. Apparently 5 people died last year in aerial firefighting crashes. This space needs to be heavily automated with drones. >The Deadly Job of Fighting Wildfires From the Air >Four aerial firefighters have died, two have survived crashes and 7.8 million acres have burned so far this season https://www.wsj.com/science/environment/wildfire-season-aerial-firefighters-plane-accidents-582c11df?st=1qXZz8&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Vinay Vasanji
@vinayvasanji.eth
The US is really becoming a place where you cannot rely on any public goods and services anymore—do it yourself and if not, in some cases, die
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ted (not lasso)
@ted
$150k is output of personal cost risk assessment, especially when insurance companies are refusing to provide fire insurance to these homes. $150k/year to save what could be a $5M+ home, the energy and effort of getting displaced, having to move and find a new home, plus all memories that come with it.
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Keepernert491
@keepernert491
Excessive privilege exacerbating societal inequality
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