You said "if not they should be cuz they're cowards!" Sadly, I have found that to be so true after spending a career in media. Myself, for instance, I found I was way too insecure to go for an engineering degree figuring I didn't want to risk anyone going over a bridge I built. And many if not most of the TV reporters and news staff are the same or worse, lot's of insecurity and the system breeds it whether it's scaring you into buying deodorant, or scaring you into compliance with some government edict.