You have no idea how many people I know or have just met in passing who weren't here when it happened, but are quick to point out that they "could have been there!" or "might have been there!" Hell, I know one guy who admitted to me (around the time of the second anniversary) that in a way, he wishes he'd been here so that he could have "experienced it" himself! I told him that I'd give anything to have NOT lived through it -- to have not seen the hideous things I saw and to have not twice thought I was about to die.
Just like the Clinton Scourge can't be relieved that they weren't personally affected and had to make up that laughable lie about Chelsea running down here in search of a payphone, these people all want to get in on the action!
And then there are the greedy dirtbags whose primary thought is what they can get out of it. I had to laugh when all the tough-talkers in my building quickly caved and shut up about their "rent strike" when the eviction notices started rolling in. If they were serious about a legit rent strike, they would have hired a lawyer and set up an escrow account, so that rent could be deposited there until things were settled. But they just wanted to not pay rent and live here for free for a while.
In the months after 9/11, there was some center a block or so from me, where people could get free HEPA filters/air purifiers -- and people from all over Manhattan and Brooklyn were lining up to get their freebies. I'd say that 70% or more of them didn't need it, but nothing was going to stop them from getting something for free!