[mikejb]

> Same way no one gives a shit about Yemen.

There is an undeniable discrepancy on how we receive and perceive information about individual subjects; Where our attention is directed, and from where it's deviated - what I'm surprised about is how this persists despite a medium like the Internet.

[pjc50]

It persists because of the Internet, and the tendency of humans to cluster at the popular spots. News gets increasingly centralised. There is now almost a single "us", with a single focus of news cycle attention at any one time.

Oh, and the propaganda industry.

[chvid]

It persists because massive resources are spent on manipulating the public’s attention. Regardless of the medium.