In general, most people hate change. We have divided life, knowledge, every aspect into little known boxes. Change requires us to work, adapt to the alteration. Perhaps reconsider our viewpoints, re-actions and even occupation. Change happens more typically when the new idea slowly seep into main stream society and old ways recede as people retire (or die). Modern technology has vastly increased the rate of change (ideas, lifestyles, jobs etc) by making the transmission of idea much easier and faster. But this places a high demand on anybody reading the news (drinking the firehouse of the internet) and trying to keep up.