Everyone in my family used to work with some kind of tool in their hands every day. That's what we do. That's what I did before I got into acting.
Cinema, which is influenced by every single part of life, is direct and reaches you immediately. And writing - the best writing is complex ideas communicated concisely. And music - if it's a good tune, make sure people can bloody hear it.
A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations.