They aren’t serious…
“They” could be any number of people on any number of topics.
They aren’t serious because what they say hasn’t been thought out. It’s just a reaction, a quick response. Maybe the words spoken are meant to sound like they care, or that they are seriously thinking about a situation, or who knows what.
Here’s the thing, they aren’t serious. They never meant to be taken seriously. They are offering a knee jerk reaction because that’s what they think they are supposed to do, or because it makes it seem like they care, or because what is said becomes a distraction from…