This precisely.

I consider myself a power-user. I'm going to push my system as far as j can and if I break it I either fix it or deal with it.

I also can't code anything past "hello world" in C++ and Java, which means my ability to validate code for anything is pretty much nil. I might be able to parse a function here or there if I really dedicate to reading through every single character, but chances of my understanding the how and why of that specific function are slimmer than my chances of understanding it in the first place.

If we really want digital security, air-gapped machines running pre-2024 versions of everything is going to be the only real option. But now we're kneecapping ourselves.

So I guess, uh, who wants to go back to Fortran cards?