Those who are supposed to enlighten us could be partly to blame - safety specialists, aviation designers/engineers, aircrew.... all with one aim - reduce operating costs, save money... call it what you want. The slogan 'safety first' is frankly a farce these days and too many incidents involving 'cost savings' is foremost in a lot of peoples minds.
I know the miles/per passenger is a lot lower for military (non combat areas) transport aircraft. But they far fewer passenger losses/incidents? Better maintenance, crews? Or simply, they don't need to make a profit.
I shall now don my flame retardant sleeping bag.