Originally Posted By: Rodion
I believe the reason for such mentality is, paradoxically, Darwinian: people who focus on "making it" in the current state of affairs have an advantage over survivalists


This is absolutely, 100% true. New York is a city of here and now, and not if or when. In my experience, the city has been incredibly resilient and able to deal with bad things better than anywhere I've ever been.