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>do we point to the millions of other drivers out there and say that driving on roads

Cliffs, lakes, and highways often have guardrails, even if millions of cars drive by without going over the lines.

Vim, IMO, is different because it's not meant for consumption by the general public. Vim is a sysadmin tool, in unix-like environments, where the users have a general amount of competency before even encountering it. The whole rat-experiment analogy is more about stories that are public facing.