Who protects the other personal wealth in your home ?
you do.
even if you believe this (though it sounds like an untenably strong view of property rights - stronger than those of any legal system in existence), many people would want to choose tools that help them protect their 'wealth' rather than encourage theft.
there are many things bitcoin could do better in this respect. for example, the block chain could easily record commitments that prevent spending beyond a certain amount from an address in an certain time. why force end users to set up complex and potentially fragile 'savings' wallets when bitcoin could simply support a voluntary declaration, recorded in the block chain, that transfers beyond some particular fraction of the wealth of an address (or some fixed amount) in a particular period are invalid? surely some people would want to use a feature like that, and it would be relatively straightforward to implement.
there are other possibilities. for example, users can record commitments using nLockTime in the block chain as a sort of 'forced savings', though at present that probably wouldn't help much with security unless the user could ensure unique possession of the target address in the future. other script-based mechanisms can aid security as well. but there's no reason bitcoin can't improve in this regard, and i'll criticize yet again the remarkable complacency, cultural conservatism, and fear of change that's been on exhibit in these forums for well over a year now. (i've seen it in literally no other open-source project i've ever worked on, and it's remarkably dysfunctional.) 'personal responsibility' is a pretty silly mantra from the perspective of a systems designer.
You are correct that it is a strong view of property rights. I am not a socialist. I do not believe in a pure mob-rule democracy, which is indespensible to socialism, and redistribution of wealth. I believe in un-a-lien-able birth rights that can never be taken away. I believe it is my responsibility to protect my rights, my property, and my wealth which I have collected and paid for with my blood, sweat, and tears. I believe I have the right to donate and share my wealth, just as firmly as I believe that I have the right not to. I do not believe that is stronger than any legal system in existence.
I have never disagreed with a software design more protecting of the BTC wallet, but it does not exist, and i do not believe bitcoin holds any responsibility to create one. They have everything you need in their documentation and wiki to help you protect your wallet. To say they do, is to say the central banks holds the responsibility to protect the cash in your home. Same goes for all other posessions and wealth in the home.
So the onus is on the user to protect their home, property, wealth, and bitcoin wallet.
Those are the facts. That is reality.
Just because you feel it should be different does not negate that fact that it isnt different, and bitcoin holds absolutely no responsibility in that regard.
Yes, personal responsibility. Its all about personal responsibility.
That means you are responsible for yourself and what you own. Sure the police can investigate and possibly catch the perpetrators, but they do not prevent the theft as exemplified by the OP.
I protect what I have earned ... with deadly force if necessary. Part of that protection is prevention so force, deadly or otherwise, is hopefully never required to begin with. I dont leave $25k laying out in the open for someone to steal.
I don't believe anyone else has the responsibility to protect what is mine unless I enter into contract with them to protect it.
I must congratulate bitcoin for putting that protection information on their website to help you protect your wallet. They had no responsibility to do that either.
Problem is few take personal responsibility seriously. They dont research. They dont read. They need instant gratification and steam in head first without any understanding, even when all the information they need is right on the screen in front of them. Then they blame someone else for their own failures.
It is unfortunate, but the only one to blame is the one in the mirror.
