This is kind of a side issue, but I am committed to correcting these 'black or white' ideas of security. The idea of 'security' should be represented as a spec

This is kind of a side issue, but I am committed to correcting these 'black or white' ideas of security. The idea of 'security' should be represented as a spectrum, like white to black with grey in the middle. The ideas of perfect security or total insecurity— the white and black ends of the spectrum— only exist in our minds (Not in the real world.) Thats what you're talking about. Don't focus on the extreme ideas- instead, think about the grey area of the spectrum with 'more security and more hassle' on one end, and 'less security and fewer hassles' on the other. Then you'll have a reasonable mental foundation to build your ideas on.