Yes. It is some kind of a curse that people tend to make the same mistakes over and over again. Always treating and healing the symptoms without investigating the cause.
The question is, how long does it take for people to understand this and start doing something about it?
Years. In some cases never. People are so dulled down they might get pissed about certain things for five minutes and then they go about their day not giving it much of the thought. Maybe they remember about it when patchers show up.
I hope people wake up and get more angry or at least thoughtful enough and willing enough to stop patching.