Yup, different people place the freedom vs security cursor at different spots.
You're clearly a "I'd rather live in a golden cage than use my brain" type, and that is fine, more power to you.
No everyone is like you, thank god.
You're posting this on Hacker News, literally 9 people out of 10 here use their brains for a living. I hope you're keeping that in mind.
If you want the freedom - there are platforms out there. Use those. There is no reason to impose your views on the rest of us. I prefer this level of security vs freedom. When I need the freedom I pickup my Android phone.
The important point here is I have a choice.
Ppl get scammed by phone calls & text messages… it’s an entire industry designed and operating to bypass this brain of yours. And now we are introducing another vector to make it easier. That is my problem with side-loading. The fact that it increases the attack surface for everyone even though not everyone wants it.