And there are people who rely on it that aren't appropriately handled today. What I mean with that the current state is far from perfect too.
Your argument is essentially change is risk. Which is true. But what is also true is that never changing will yield a much worse system in the long run.
Just because one is something people rely upon and the other isn't is not really a reason they are incomparable. Just because the end goal is different doesn't suddenly mean nothing applies.