I don't understand why people would want to live that way and argue against those who fight for better. But my guess is that it's a defense mechanism, essentia

I don't understand why people would want to live that way and argue against those who fight for better. But my guess is that it's a defense mechanism, essentially the Just World fallacy. "It would really suck to have that bad thing happen to me through no fault of my own. *spoink!* I'm careful (and smart) therefore bad things won't happen to me" (https://dilbert-viewer.herokuapp.com/1999-09-08 https://dilbert-viewer.herokuapp.com/1999-09-08)