[_k]

The indifference is a worldwide phenomenon.

And it's problematic because indifference is what gave Hitler the chance to become more powerful, indifference helped him identify minorities and it helped him build 45 concentration camps, ... the list goes on and on. You all know what happened next.

Would Hitler have been a problem if it wasn't for our indifference ? Would the technology that build the internet have been used against us if it wasn't for our indifference ?

Indifference is probably more dangerous than those who have "evil" intentions. And I don't have a solution. I don't know what we can do about it, other than educating people on it but it's clearly not working and it needs to happen now because the problem is getting bigger by the day, imo.

It's our indifference that gets us into a lot of trouble. Time and time again.

[lukifer]

It's much more difficult to get people to react to a hypothetical problem than something immediately tangible. (See also: environmental issues). But once the problem has materialized, it's an order of magnitude more difficult to solve.

I wish I knew of a solution to this. Patient, steady education is about all we've got.

[sneak]

> It's our indifference that gets us into a lot of trouble. Time and time again.

Actually, I think the inverse is true. If apathy wasn't the defining human characteristic, we'd have had WW3 through WW9 by now, and people would be killing each other in the streets with hammers.

"Fuck it" is a survival trait.

[ivanca]

Well, then the ones doying the spying are lacking a good dose of apathy? Your logic just doesn't add up.

[sneak]

Sure, but who do you think signs up to be military intelligence in the first place?

Remember, NSA is less than 50k out of 300M+.