I don't think it's entirely empty. There's a difference between a hostile entity who will try to harm you and whose attempts must be thwarted, and a mostly bene

I don't think it's entirely empty. There's a difference between a hostile entity who will try to harm you and whose attempts must be thwarted, and a mostly benevolent entity who will occasionally do the wrong thing if not given oversight. Consider the different approaches to mitigating terrorism (proactive prevention against a hostile actor willing to make sacrifices to harm you) versus mitigating tax evasion (after-the-fact verification and punishment against a greedy actor willing to make rational selfish decisions).