Sperbs and cats have a lot of things in common, one of which is how easily we can be distracted by shiny things in our peripheral vision. With cats, that is literal; with Sperbs, it's more figurative.
If something or somebody is glitzy, eye-catching, loud, flamboyant, etc., Sperbs have a tendency to pay attention to them - often too much, being flash-blinded by the charisma, loudness, what have you.
If what someone has to say is truly worth listening to, it shouldn't have to be shouted. Media talking heads, street preachers, politicians, entertainment stars, and other attention-addicted individuals will say they have answers: just because theirs are the loudest doesn't mean they are the best - and they are almost never thorough. If the best answers to life's important questions could fit on a bumper sticker, the English language wouldn't need half a million words.
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