I think most of the aversion towards the terminal comes from how easy it is to screw up things with it as well. There are hundreds of horror stories where one m

I think most of the aversion towards the terminal comes from how easy it is to screw up things with it as well. There are hundreds of horror stories where one missing "-" or some other character ended up nuking people's entire works and databases worth many hours. Having a GUI gives a buffer and dramatically lowers the chances of doing things that you didn't intend to do.