This is called indifference. I may sound didactic or patronizing but I like this quotation (from Robert Eberhart, I believe). This is how it goes (in my translation):
Don't fear enemies - in the worst case they can kill you. Don't fear friends - in the worst case they can betray you. Fear the indifferent - it is through their acquiescence that murder and betrayal flourish in the world.
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