> Why do you bother taking showers? Because our bodies accumulate and generate dirt over time which needs washing off. Software doesn't accumulate dirt or gene

> Why do you bother taking showers? Because our bodies accumulate and generate dirt over time which needs washing off. Software doesn't accumulate dirt or generate problems over time, so your analogy doesn't fit. > This isn't true. We are not playing "who knows the truth", we're having a discussion. What I said is not false. The vast majority of typical patch notes detail vulnerabilities which can happen only when certain variables align. "Easily exploitable" may be true, provided certain other unlikely conditions are met, such as the attacker already gaining access to your system in order to exploit said vulnerability. This is not a "seat belts" vs "no seat belts" risk. I maintain that the risk from not embracing whatever tech giant's update ideology is commanded, is overstated most of the time compared to other risks people face online.