[hcarvalhoalves]

I don't think it's "fear of change", but rather that people in the civilized world, who live in urban areas, are rarely faced with dangerous situations and don't have developed a judgement of when a situation is dangerous. They are not in fear when a fire breaks, they are passive. Fear would make them think quick on their feet.

[darkchyld]

Well I think mainly it's about how once we get into routine subconsciously it's really hard to change especially so when the situation is more dynamic hence intrinsically it's a fear for change. They can tell that the situation is perilous but they way they react is to stick to their prior routine.