A lot of HN culture is old 'net culture. On the old 'net, people had to take personal responsibility for their own data-house because neither law nor enforceme

A lot of HN culture is old 'net culture. On the old 'net, people had to take personal responsibility for their own data-house because neither law nor enforcement had caught up yet to the notion of having a system intruded upon. Remember, we had to pass laws to make "unauthorized access" illegal in the same sense trespassing is; before that, it was just "some signals a stranger beeps at your machine could cause it to malfunction or to send signals back they could interpret as your bank account number. If you don't want that, harden your system against malfunction." Nowadays, society has caught up but some people with an old-guard mindset still see someone get their stuff stolen and go "Well, should have locked your doors; only way to guarantee your stuff is safe."