I fear that people only care if they're told they should care, vis-à-vis the news media telling them to. Not the people are 'sheep' or anything condescending li

I fear that people only care if they're told they should care, vis-à-vis the news media telling them to. Not the people are 'sheep' or anything condescending like that, but rather, people take cues from the atmosphere around them on what to be worried about and how much they need to worry about something. If the news isn't making a big stink out of something, society at large just doesn't react.