Well, people generally care more about death of an old neighbor compared to death of 1000 children half around the globe. Call it tribalism, call it stupid and

Well, people generally care more about death of an old neighbor compared to death of 1000 children half around the globe. Call it tribalism, call it stupid and shortsighted (I would use both), but we are who we are... Now how to change this is a gazillion $$ question. It seems that major media are actually working against this and prefer stirring up nonsense rather than educating crowds. Because it sells much better, and that's because we are who we are...