It’s not as bad as you probably think, and more people are “doing something about it” than you probably think.
But quiet progress doesn’t make the news, neither does people following common sense, neither does the everyday prevention of tragedy. It’s the loud backsliders, the senseless actions, and the unprevented tragedies that make news, so that’s what you see, even though the former is overwhelmingly more prevalent.
It’s not as bad as you probably think, and more people are “doing something about it” than you probably think.
But quiet progress doesn’t make the news, neither does people following common sense, neither does the everyday prevention of tragedy. It’s the loud backsliders, the senseless actions, and the unprevented tragedies that make news, so that’s what you see, even though the former is overwhelmingly more prevalent.
Thank you for your optimism, I sincerely appreciate it, but that progress doesn’t seem like enough to change the way things have been going.