It's all about symbolic actions. In principle, symbolic actions are meant to show the intention. (E.g. pointing to an object instead of grabbing it.) In many c

It's all about symbolic actions. In principle, symbolic actions are meant to show the intention. (E.g. pointing to an object instead of grabbing it.) In many cases, it is impossible to act quickly, or at all, yet - someone wants to point to the direction where they head. In practice, everywhere when PR is involved (by people, companies, or government), symbolic actions are usually used instead of actual actions. They are orders of magnitude cheaper and offer an easy way to fool people with a false sense of care and engagement.