A better idea is to have 2 cities - one built with earth quake resistance, and the other not - and give people the choice about which one to live in.
Then it shouldn't take more than a couple of earthquake iterations to sort out the gene pool.
The mistake you're making is to assume it's cheaper to build non-earthquake resistant structures. It's actually just another iteration of the cheap boot problem.[1]
Then it shouldn't take more than a couple of earthquake iterations to sort out the gene pool.
The mistake you're making is to assume it's cheaper to build non-earthquake resistant structures. It's actually just another iteration of the cheap boot problem.[1]
[1] http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/72745-the-reason-that-the-ri...