They were times when people used to manage their servers and they had to be careful on how to use 'rm -rf' or 'dd' tools. I find it funny how today there have

They were times when people used to manage their servers and they had to be careful on how to use 'rm -rf' or 'dd' tools. I find it funny how today there have to be red flags, warning signs and double confirmations everywhere. Are people less competent or are there simply lower requirements when hiring them?