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That seems like pretty sketchy reasoning.

Like leaving your door unlocked, because you live in such a sketchy neighbourhood that everyone else always locks their doors.

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It would make sense if the cost/danger for the thieves to check every door would be prohibitive. Unfortunately, with networked computers, checking the doors is usually both riskless and effectively free.

And turning off your old door checker, just because someone fixed the vulnerability in the latest version, is probably more hassle than it's worth.

More like, continue living in a sketchy neighbourhood because all the thieves go to the newer, more polished neighbourhoods anyway.

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