> Wait... Couldn't the same argument be used simply to move coins? "My keys, my coins. If I fuck up by holding my keys on an insecure computer, I deserve my co

> Wait... Couldn't the same argument be used simply to move coins? "My keys, my coins. If I fuck up by holding my keys on an insecure computer, I deserve my coins to be stolen.". Yes. The blame of coins getting stolen is often laid 100% on the victim. Who would have thought that being a bank is hard? /s > There's a difference between a nefarious actor having its own ETH slashed and a nefarious actor finding a way to have an honest actor's ETH slashed. Only for the owner of those ETH. For the network, they don't look different. Because of the decentral nature I don't think the network can even have a different view. > I think you got my critique right: I find it's folly to stake on general purpose computers. The part about general purpose computers wasn't clear from your original post. I too read it as "staking is inherently unsafe in general".