Exactly. And yet sci fi keeps wanting storms to happen on Mars.

The issue here is it’s hitting the tier of people who are just able to get in on a house purchase. Only to have that price raised on them after purchase, through taxes. Especially irksome when it’s known they’ve overpaid just to get a place to land. Will the taxes go down if they sell for less? Probably not.

More squeeze on the little guy.

Because reading any news headlines is like drinking from a firehose of liquid shit.

Reading climate change news is like drinking from a firehose of liquid misery and hopelessness.

High odds people skip all that to go play games or read a book. Or even to go outside and enjoy it while it lasts.

Edit: Not endorsing it as cool, just stating basic human behavior.