It takes very little reading to stay far more informed than the average person on current events if you set out to have that as your goal rather than just casua

It takes very little reading to stay far more informed than the average person on current events if you set out to have that as your goal rather than just casually consuming information. As for being a well informed citizen acting against injustice, I'd say there's a similar situation in that someone need not be very well read to find far more injustice than they're capable of acting on. We live in a time of excess information yet have societal values that have developed throughout history when information was scarce. Passion, motivation, discipline and ethical principles are the things holding people back from being active, caring citizens of the planet not lack of information.