Well on the face of it, it's a simple tool isn't it? It's a spinning saw blade, and surface(s) against which to rest the wood being cut.

And I've never used one, but I'm sure it takes some learning, skill, and practice to get good cuts the way you need them, e.g. bang on 45deg all the way across for a 'mitred' corner joint. And it certainly needs learning, care, and attention to operate safely.

I don't mean it to be an insensitive analogy - accidents involving table saws are obviously horrendously worse than those involving git.

I haven't heard anyone say that, but after thinking about it for a second I sure as hell would. A table saw is a lot easier to use than git.