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1. jakozaur · 1791035826 · focus · HN ↗

   So many comments sound apocalyptic when they face inconveniences like inflation. See this recent post by a Polish guy:

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   Meanwhile, the Tigray war in Ethiopia may have killed as many as 600k, yet it barely registered in our public conversation. The same goes for Sudan.

   Attention is a weird beast.

   1. bsoqk · 1791037631 · focus · HN ↗

      We give attention to things that deserve our attention, i.e., things that affect us. The war in Ethiopia scores very low on that list, to the point of almost complete irrelevance.

      1. jayGlow · 1791040012 · focus · HN ↗

         other conflicts that to don&#x27;t have any significant effect get plenty of attention like Ukraine or Palestine. the Russian Ukrainian conflict does have some effect on Europe but Israel Palestine has no tangible effect on the West and people talk about it frequently.

         1. newspaper1 · 1791049138 · focus · HN ↗

            Israel has more impact on the West than any other country (and not in a good way). The Palestinians have brought light to it, but it&#x27;s Israel&#x27;s own bribing, blackmailing and industry influence in the US (and other Western countries) that people are upset about.

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