Again from my experience, people that feel important by generating drama are not to be trusted in their perspectives or abilities - People who understand what is going on well, don't panic, nor cause panic - unless it is the panic that they benefit from - so they find manipulative ways to encourage it.
That is very true and well said. I'm with you on that and just hope people could see that. Unfortunately there's always a layer that needs leading as they can't think for themselves and these masses can be easily manipulated.
Perhaps we all need leading in some way, which is why a healthy community is so valuable. I know that for me, I will defer my opinion to some who I trust are better suited to make the call. For example, the electrician is an expert and I can't do their job, I can only influence it. They will make decisions that I have no visibility on, but will affect my experience.