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This is not quite the same.

Experts did make mistakes for the challenger explosion, but they did much better than the average person. Put 1000 people at complete random into a room and say design and build a rocket, I suspect they won't even get to the build phase after several years.

When it comes to something everyone should be able to do, an expert making a mistake is a bad omen for the rest of us.



The vast majority of people do not get hacked, because they are not worth being hacked. But being a big target means hackers will devote more resources to getting your coins.


Nah we just need to give up the fantasy that you can be sure a computer isn't compromised.

Hardware all the way.

I have my pgp key on a yubikey, my crypto on a ledger. My passwords on a mooltipass.

There are few mistakes I could make leading to this kind of compromise. Perhaps none!


You underestimate the power of the Dunning-Kruger effect.

That 1000 random people will build it, get it on the launchpad, and press the button. That's not the problem. It's getting to orbit (and back) that would be highly unlikely.




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