It seems to me the examples showed instances of people who are seen interacting with a problem. The real idea there is, if nobody sees you interacting with the

It seems to me the examples showed instances of people who are seen interacting with a problem. The real idea there is, if nobody sees you interacting with the problem, then you get off the hook. But the thing is, merely becoming aware of a problem puts some ethical burden to solve it —or at least solve some other, more important problem. On the other hand, it would be a bit dangerous to vilify people for not doing their best. That tend to cause its own sets of problems, up to and including totalitarianism.