text: why is harry potter's possible death big awful news, but no one cares that 50000 african kids will die today?   because there is only so much i can do.  i can give a little money, write a congressman or 2, and that's about all i can do for starving children in the world.  that leaves a lot of brain for other things.  i can raise my kids, deal with a nutty sister, keep my gpa up, worry about world events,and i can still worry about harry potter.  it doesn't make me a bad person.