seems rudimentary to us geeks here at bitcointalk, but we (i'll assume you're like me) are all over every detail and aspect of bitcoin, studying everything about it every day for the last couple years. Not so with the majority of the population. They need to hear these type stories, and they need to keep hearing it until it finally sinks in.
Eventually they'll catch on.
Well said. For us, who live and breathe bitcoin, this is second nature to us. But to newcomers, and people just starting out, we need more education and basic principles to continue to be hardened and spread around for anyone to see.