Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : Brace up, this is going to be a weird ride. 

TL;DR: I got an earthquake warning app that sometimes gives false positives, which scare some of my coworkers. I could get the paid version to get rid of false positives, but I make a matter of principle to not pay for apps. 

I live in Mexico City, which was hit by two strong earthquakes in late 2017. After that, most people got at least a bit traumatized. Every time we get an earthquake warning we get almost triggered because... well, earthquakes. 

Now, a couple months ago I downloaded an app that is linked to a seismograph network and gives you a warning one or two minutes in advance of an earthquake so you can get to a safe place. 

The problem is that the app has two levels of warnings: One for earthquakes in general, and another for earthquakes strong enough to cause damage. 

Of course, the first ones are a lot more common. Once or twice a month my cellphone will go off with a loud warning of "Earthquake detected, low intensity". In a year or so, I've never had a warning of an earthquake that poses actual danger. 

That means everytime the alarm goes off me and my coworkers (if I'm at work) get a bit of a scare until the "low intensity" part comes through. Again, this happens around once or twice a month. 

I personally think it's better to have a lot of false positives than a single false negative, so I put up with that. However, some of my coworkers think the scares are not worth it. And the city has an earthquake warning system throug high volume speakers that, in theory, gives you a similar level of warning than the app. I just want the extra level of security here. 

Now, there is an option: The paid version of the app allows you to only receive warnings about earthquakes that are actually dangerous. But first of all, I don't like getting apps I have to pay for, as a matter of principle. And second, I think Google already has enough of my information to give them my finnancial information as well. So, I am entirely against paying for the app. 

So... is it wrong if I'm willing to put up with some false positive but my coworkers are not so okay with that? Should I do without the app or pay for it?


TL;DR: I got an earthquake warning app that sometimes gives false positives, which scare some of my coworkers. I could get the paid version to get rid of false positives, but I make a matter of principle to not pay for apps. 