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Dude reuses a private key all over the place and then throws a fit when someone gets it and takes his money. This is like wanting a lock company to give you money when you bought a new house, didn't change the locks, and the previous owner walked in and took the money from under your mattress.

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Did the github issue mention "Dude reuses a private key all over the place" or is that information from somewhere else?

I think every crypto wallet that is worth its bandwidth to download tries to educate users about the importance of keeping private keys secure.

That's like saying car companies are responsible to teach you how to drive safely.

Ford for example feels responsible for teaching drivers how to drive more safely:

https://corporate.ford.com/articles/community/ford-driving-s...

Similarly, my bank provides information on best practices for avoiding phishing attacks.

Only tangentially related, but the practices of many banks have supported and enabled phishing attacks (5-10 years ago: crazy password policies, prevention of password managers), randomly special email addresses, random phone number verification sources.

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