Okay, fair enough.

You’re correct, but this is pretty much “Statistics 101”. Granted most people are really bad at interpreting statistics, but I recommend looking at Backblaze reports because nothing else really comes close.

Sure, YMMV for any statistical study but it’s also the best source that exists for stats on consumer Hard Drives tested at scale.

1. Seagate drives are generally way more reliable now than the pre-TB days.
2. There is always a risk of premature failure with all hard drives (see the bathtub curve). You should never have only one copy of any data you aren’t okay with losing.

FYI: Backblaze is a cloud storage provider that uses HDDs at scale, and they publish their statistics every year regarding which models have the highest and lowest failure rates.

This is still extremely bad for the industry, regardless of whether you personally use it.

How dare you make a woke app. /s

No one is saying that. Two governments can be wrong simultaneously.