You note an interesting phenomenon of our times.  We have become a nation of watchers.  People attend an event and spend the entire time recording on their phone so they can watch it later.  Look, I was there! Many were outraged decades ago when a Kitty Genovese was brutally raped and murdered while people watched and didn't call the cops.  Now it's normal to record something outrageous yet not get involved.  Phil Ochs nailed it in his classic Outside of a Small Circle of Friends, still relevant today.