You could say the same thing about knives.[0] "Treat your tools with respect" is a failed solution to tool safety. From 1980-2008, knives caused almost 1,200 em

You could say the same thing about knives.[0] "Treat your tools with respect" is a failed solution to tool safety. From 1980-2008, knives caused almost 1,200 emergency room visits per day, entirely avoidable by using safety tools and PPE.[0] Of course, this argument is silly. The absolute number of knives are used safely and without issue in the overwhelming majority of cases. Yes, there are times when someone was sloppy and sliced open their hand, but that doesn't make vigilance a failed solution to tool safety. The accidents that occur with them are in the realm of tolerable risk. C is fundamentally no different. The simplicity comes with footguns that frequently go off when used by people that don't treat them with respect and sometimes even when they are being treated with ample respect. Although, now that I think of it, bicycles are probably a better metaphor. It's a simple, unshielded vehicle designed not for safety but for getting you where you need to go. Accordingly, riding a bike without crashing requires understanding numerous edge cases that if not respected will end with you grievously injured and sometimes even with respect you won't escape crashing. This is such a truism in cycling communities that they say as a mantra "It's not a matter of if you crash, but when." You also have the subset of cyclists that ignore laws when using them and endanger themselves and others. Should we then ban bikes because precaution is a "failed solution" to prevent crashing and responsible use? Probably not. [0] https://www.jem-journal.com/article/S0736-4679(12)01624-1/abstract https://www.jem-journal.com/article/S0736-4679(12)01624-1/ab...