I think The fact that people e.g. run the ydotool service as root is an example of this. It's like making a safe that is so hard to open that people just drill

I think The fact that people e.g. run the ydotool service as root is an example of this. It's like making a safe that is so hard to open that people just drill a hole in the bottom; you end up with something less secure than a safe that was easier to open.