Seriously, people are acting like the "do you want to give this application elevated privileges" popup is some arcane magick that we as a race can never hope to possess.
I've been using a dedicated computer for banking / finance work for a few years now. I also run some software that I consider less trustworthy on my "daily driver" Windows PC as a dedicated user, separate from my "daily driver" account.
I really need to make the jump to Qubes. I've been meaning to for years. The learning curve for their contrivances seems steep and I'm lazy.
How many people on Windows create separate user accounts, run programs as those accounts (hello runas), & set ACLs?
Point the finger at whoever you want. If you need to find who broke the bicycle for the mind, I think most of us know who's responsible.