People prefer inertia to action, generally. And circumstance is the primary motivating factor to overcoming inertia. Doesn't mean they don't like the end result after taking action.

People fear what they don't know. I didn't want to go to Italy for fear that I would be robbed daily. Fortunately, due to circumstances, I have learned that Italy and the US are the world's two greatest places to hang out. (Not that I've been everywhere, yet.)