Everyone copes with our state's earthquake epidemic in their own unique way.
I, for example, try to make light-hearted jokes about them on the Internet to mask my genuine fear that a big one is going to strike soon and kill us all. Some like to show up at rallies, wave signs and yell into microphones demanding that a moratorium on wastewater injection be put in place to prevent future quakes. Others, such as our elected officials and energy companies, simply work together to stall research, mislead the public, and pray the quakes just go away on their own.
We also have people like this guy: