On: Ask HN: If I get locked out of everything, please ...

[paledot]

It's a straight answer sufficiently couched in jargon that a non-technical person still isn't likely to understand the problem or how to resolve it.

[yellowapple → paledot]

Sure, but "only technical people will understand what the problem is" is infinitely better than "literally nobody will understand what the problem is".

[paledot → yellowapple]

I mean, I'll agree that it's slightly better in absolute terms. "Infinitely" is a strong word choice for a case where 95% of users will still be in the dark, unless you insist on using the term in a pedantic mathematical sense.