Comment by legulere

In the end security always works by making life harder for attackers. Cryptography works by obscuring the private key, you can just try out all possible keys, but that is made so difficult that it’s practically impossible. All bike locks can be broken, but already the weakest will prevent opportunity thefts. Security by obscurity makes sense when you don’t have other means.

I find the parent comment very weird. Wood thieves go into forests, and would probably be deterred by other people living in cities.