Because it means change. There's always something going wrong.
People are resistant to change.
It doesn't help that modern-day life can change so quickly. In the past, it used to take 10 years to change our life. True, this isn't the first time in history humans have embarked on a major chronological transition, Brothers said. So, we can create our own panic as well. If people start hoarding water or hoarding food, there is going to be a shortage.