Most users click on every single download link and install shit they shouldn't touch.

The simple problem has always been that when you're selling someone a $1000 piece of hardware that's supposed to "just work" how much do you let their ignorance fuck it all up.

Now granted that's not an argument for locking away access from those who choose to accept the responsibility, as has always been the case, but the idea that there was any other outcome was absurd.

Yes it'd be nice if everyone had some tech savvy common sense, but even now when we have generations growing up with it, actual understanding is far and few between when looking at the general population. People don't care, and don't want to, and it can make things risky.