To the degree Scientology progresses in an area, the environment becomes calmer and calmer. Not less adventurous, but calmer. In other words, the potential hostile, unreachable, untouchable threat in the environment reduces. Somebody who knows more about himself, others and life, and who gets a better grip on situations, has less trouble in his environment. Even though it may only be reduced slightly, it is reduced.
Newspapers can have a depressing effect on a person.
Since they deal largely in bad news, they present a generally bleak picture of the world. One can carry the bad news around with him and get a negatively distorted idea of his surroundings, which may, in reality, actually be quite calm. Even somebody who has heard very little of Scientology has less turmoil in his environment. An individual, less threatened by the environment, tends to resurge. He gets less apathetic.