To understand why some people care, I think it's useful to separate immediate real-life concerns, and more abstract, larger picture concerns. As an individual w

To understand why some people care, I think it's useful to separate immediate real-life concerns, and more abstract, larger picture concerns. As an individual with limited energy, empathy, and frankly a finite lifespan, caring about this constantly is probably not productive, or healthy. This changes when we're talking about where the world is going, how different societies compare, in time or in different places. Then suddenly larger concerns like the general erosion of privacy, the global change in climate, and the rise and acceptance of extremist ideologies make sense.