Most people living in urban centres haven't ever experienced night vision. They can't, because there are too many lights around. The reason people can't go outside without a light is because after a few seconds they'll be blinded by someone else's light (car headlights are the worst), so everyone is forced to carry a light.

A couple of years ago there were reports of aurora borealis sightings in parts of England. That night looked like it was going to be clear so I decided to take a wander into a large meadow not far from town. Unfortunately lots of other people had the same idea. Cue a bunch of people standing around in a meadow looking at their phone screens and briefly glancing at the sky complaining that they can't see anything. Regular people just have no concept of darkness or night vision. I gave up after being blinding for the tenth time by someone's phone light.