feels like a lot of people dont know how to deal with multiple things being bad at the same time
"how dare you worry about <bad thing> when <worse thing> is happening" is always an option, especially since what counts as worse varies by person
this might actually just be strategic, people trying to shut down conversations about problems that benefit them
wait a minute ive reinvented whataboutism havent i
but theres another thing where people can juggle so many things at once, and showing them another Bad Thing They Must Pay Attention To can cause them to stop being able to juggle everything
a Schelling point for those who seek one