Part of why nobody is sounding the alarm is that we just get used to things. If this month, 2000 extra people die from Y, it's a huge story and everyone jumps

Part of why nobody is sounding the alarm is that we just get used to things. If this month, 2000 extra people die from Y, it's a huge story and everyone jumps on finding a solution. But if 2000 people have been dying per month from X for decades, no shits are given, it's just part of the background.