This is an example that supports Scott's point that people don't have world models. The people who "believe" this don't wonder how stock market continues to operate now that NYC is a wreck. Etc.
I wonder in what sense they really do "believe". If they had a strong practical reason to go to a big city, what would they do?
I wonder in what sense they really do "believe". If they had a strong practical reason to go to a big city, what would they do?