I agree; it comes down to trusting your source. I trust, say, github and bitbuck...

scott_s on Nov 12, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Don't copy paste from a website to a terminal

I agree; it comes down to trusting your source. I trust, say, github and bitbucket, and will gladly copy-paste their commands into my terminal. I'm already trusting them with much more.