The problems we care about tend to be those that are most immediate to our survival and security.
Housing, food, and financial security are all real problems the majority face, especially young people. Caring about things like climate change or authoritarianism, especially foreign, are a luxury if you don’t know when you’ll be able to eat next, or have nowhere to sleep.
Culture wars are a manufactured problem that don’t even exist, except for the problems the culture warriors themselves create.
Hard to care about war and climate if you can’t afford rent.
The problems we care about tend to be those that are most immediate to our survival and security.
Housing, food, and financial security are all real problems the majority face, especially young people. Caring about things like climate change or authoritarianism, especially foreign, are a luxury if you don’t know when you’ll be able to eat next, or have nowhere to sleep.
Culture wars are a manufactured problem that don’t even exist, except for the problems the culture warriors themselves create.
The article doesn’t say that they don’t care about wars and climate.