[imabotbeep2937]

"I have run production websites where I didn't patch security for months or years on end." Linux users wondering why nobody takes them seriously.

[citizen_friend]

Security people on high alert for every possible scenario with no sense of relative risk or attack surface wonder why their concerns aren’t taken seriously.

[Publius_Enigma]

This. Furthermore, this posture has percolated down to home computing environments (because it is all Windows or Linux) so even my home computer has to receive constant updates as if it’s controlling a Luna lander.

[remram]

I have a box with nearly 5 years uptime, the one it replaced had at least that much, my experience matches GP's. unattended-upgrades gives you 99% of the patches, a manual upgrade every few months will get you the rest.

If you see a problem with this, why not point it out directly, instead of this snark?