Most people think an uneducated populous won’t affect/effect them if they rise above the fray of humanity thronging for scarce resources.
Striving to get above Maslow’s first three rungs can be achieved but perhaps not sustained (ask those effected by the technology bubble, the housing bubble, stock market black Fridays, mass lay-offs, bankruptcies, etc..)
Everyone has a stake whether it equates into taxes, police, crime, jobs, food prices, water resources, child hunger, etc.
What are you doing to make a difference in your human experience besides focusing on your sphere of influence?