Yes, running transactions for asymmetric benefit allowed by code on a platform underpinned by a technology whose proponents espouse "code is law" is at all comparable to a man picking a lock on a bank safe. Very astute.
"code is law" is a meme that primarily lives on hacker news. Only a tiny fraction of crypto people believe it or say it.
https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560604358718
> In April 2016, in Switzerland, the Slock.it team was introducing their ambitious plan: The DAO, a decentralized investment fund governed entirely by code. "Imagine a fund with no board, no CEO," founder Christoph Jentzsch explained, "all decisions are made by token holders through smart contract-based voting. This is the ultimate realization of 'Code is Law'."
I find it difficult to believe they're a large majority.
Per Wiki:
> As of May 2016, The DAO had attracted nearly 14% of all Ether tokens issued to date.
Vitalik Buterin is, uh, pretty notable, too.