Windows does not have this issue either. But on sysvinit if you mount efivars rw for any reason and your hands slip a bit a stray `rm` could still brick your m

Windows does not have this issue either. But on sysvinit if you mount efivars rw for any reason and your hands slip a bit a stray `rm` could still brick your motherboard, so it's not really fair to say that without automounting the issue goes away.