I feel like the social recovery route, (i.e. getting friends & family to hold things for you) is WAY worse than a seed phrase because it introduces new risks outside of your own control.

At least with a seed phrase you can physically secure it in a safe or bury it in the forest... Things that mankind has been doing for millennia to back up their wealth.

For the Tweet where this article was first shared, see this other post, here on SN:

are “we” complicating self-custody or that actually makes sense? #57351 https://twitter.com/max_guise/status/1557400948737069057 https://nitter.it/max_guise/status/1557400948737069057 <-- Shows the thread in a single, easy-to-read, web page