Normal people (none of who are on hacker news ofcourse :p) tend to be scared of change, because change is 'different'. Little do they know that there really is no such thing as 'different' when it comes to your personality because the moment people start classifying you as different then you've actually started acting upon and becoming the real you! You've stopped being what they want you to be. Sadly enough most people in the world live in denial,suppressing their capabilities thus most partnerships formed by a group of 'conformists'. I guess it explains why we're still light years behind any real WORLD development.