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Sorry for being that guy, but I'm pretty sure people didn't endeavour to explore new lands out of comfort, but because present conditions pressured them to
I'm sure it was an uneven mix of the desperate poor and the bored failsons.
Inquisitiveness and the spirit of adventure led many away from comfort and towards danger, simply to know what lies beyond the horizon.