It seems to me the examples showed instances of people who are <i>seen</i> interacting with a problem.  The real idea there is, if nobody sees you interacting with the problem, then you get off the hook.<p>But the thing is, merely becoming aware of a problem puts some ethical burden to solve it —or at least solve some other, more important problem.<p>On the other hand, it would be a bit dangerous to vilify people for not doing their best.  That tend to cause its own sets of problems, up to and including totalitarianism.