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Alternatively, I have never written to the wrong device when using dd. I always double and triple-check with lsblk and blkid before committing to it. dd is always available, unlike other tools.

If a user blindly copy-pastes and destroys their main drive, that's a very good lesson to thoroughly double check before running destructive operations.

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Just because you should do something doesn’t mean we should make it easy to screw up. And just because you and I double check doesn’t mean everyone else does. It is their fault, sure, but it’s also not when the internet guides don’t give you a massive warning about double checking.

The adventure doesn't start until things go wrong, just think of it as Linux's way of providing a lifetime of adventures and great stories, like trying to fix your parent's computer at 3am before they wake up and realize you thought you had the dual-boot Windows/SuSE setup working but now the master boot record is corrupted and you're still a Linux noob without StackOverflow or Google for answers. Battle scars my friend.

To add to what the other user said, just because you can do something with one tool, doesn't mean we shouldn't promote other tools that are easier to use and that make it easier for you to do the job without accidentally shooting yourself in the foot.

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