We’re so flooded with difficult stories from across the country and world that we become distracted to the difficult stories in our midst and in our community. The ones that we can actually do something about.
The slow and mundane stories nearby are trumped by the new and dramatic tragedy from afar. So, we sit idly watching and talking about a distant breaking story (until a new one comes along). And we fight about that story. 
Then, we fight about the new story. 
Rinse and repeat.
That’s much of X imo, but it’s not how things should be.