The people that are open to exploration and travel are generally not the ones opposed to progressive city planning.

The fear-based mindset opposed to change at any cost is not exactly conducive to exploring other cultures.

As an American, I’d generally agree. However, I’d narrow it to those that are open to traveling and exploring on their own rather than the ones that only travel in large groups on buses or ships.
Getting drunk on a party boat barely counts as travel, even if they go to a Caribbean beach resort
which is why the closest i’ve ever been is a viking river cruise