Yes, and that's all well and good for us here in SN. However, if we want Bitcoin to take off and/or become mainstream, then there needs to be a method or strategy to secure the lay man's bitcoin without the very high risk of losing it all from a simple mistake.

To be honest, I think Sun Tzu was a visionary. The Art of War is great for any kind of relationship, be it personal, business, or adversary. 

Speaking of Bitcoin, and the general bitcoiner condition, the path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. (He is outnumbered, outgunned, and outbrained.)

In this condition, stratagem is about the only way to survive. 

Get creative with how you generate and store your private key, and don't tell a soul. 

The omission of information is a powerful tool.

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How do you foresee the layman keeping their bitcoin secure?

“O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible, and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.” 

-Sun Tzu