dd stands for disk destroyer.
It’s a true Unix tool: it does one thing really well and it’s up to the user to not fuck it up. Always double check the if= and of= before you hit enter on a dd! That’s how power works and I’d rather have power over my computer than have it be the other way around.
Yes, I’ve fucked up a few dd commands over the years. Lessons learned.
It’s going to happen several times a year, regardless you remove or not
Windows: “I’m trying really hard to be your friend, please love me”
Linux: “Lol you wanna fuck around and find out? Go ahead dude IDGAF”
And then there is that one Distro your “hacker” friend uses that turns your disk in to a industrial shredder…
When I first started using Arch Linux I swear I deleted my bootloader on accident like 4 times lol.
