Your comment about HTTPie DELETE (or any other verb that changes the system state) points at the exact problem: what is the right balance between giving the use

Your comment about HTTPie DELETE (or any other verb that changes the system state) points at the exact problem: what is the right balance between giving the user the power and preventing the user from shooting themselves in the foot. For example, should "my brain switched to auto-pilot mode" be seriously considered as a risk to be mitigated?