Originally Posted By: Russ
I’ve given up on trying to figure out why people stay when they should leave. Maybe it’s because many people in Fla. have seen so many tropical storms that will soon be a Cat.4 hurricane and then aren’t, that they routinely stay when they should run; some people are addicted to gambling and then they go all-in on a bad hand.


I think the reasons are much more complicated then it seems. In any natural or man made disaster there are many socioeconomic and demographic factors as to why many people won't or can't leave and conversely, cannot be prepared for any disaster that may befall them.
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