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smirkymonkey

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3. I used to work right across the street from the Citicorp building on 3rd Ave.

Reply to Raven (Original post)

Sun Jun 27, 2021, 03:16 AM

Jun 2021

That building always kind of freaked me out, not just knowing the history, but I am just kind of one of those people who is very mistrustful of modern technology/structures/mechanics to begin with.

It's completely irrational, I know that, but I just have so little faith in anything man made and operated. It would take a great leap of faith for me to believe that it will not eventually collapse, fall out of the sky, explode, or self-destruct in some other way. It's not a great way to live, I would much prefer not to think that way. It causes a lot of anxiety.

Most of the time, nothing happens, but I am one of those people that thinks about what COULD happen, just like what did happen with this building collapsing on Thursday.

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Speaking of troubled buildings...Citicorp Center, NYC [View all] Raven Jun 2021 OP

And then there is... PoliticAverse Jun 2021 #1

.. Demovictory9 Jun 2021 #2

I used to work right across the street from the Citicorp building on 3rd Ave. smirkymonkey Jun 2021 #3

I was sitting atop a pyramid in Mexico and... róisín_dubh Jun 2021 #4

Yes, I think it must be a certain kind of phobia or something. smirkymonkey Jun 2021 #5