That is why I said, memorizing these phrases isnt an easy task, but with time, it gets easier and youd be happy you dedicated that much time and effort to memorize your phrases. I still have a lot of things I memorized few years back during my University days, and up till today, I still remember and can still recite them vividly like it was just yesterday, although there are some that I may have forgotten but thats only because I only memorized them to pass a particular test and after the test I didnt feel I had further need for them. But with phrases as important as your pass phrases, youll remember them all the days of your life because you know the importance of those phrases which will make it impossible for you to forget.
Is it that hard to memorise? I really don't have problem when it comes to memorization and I don't think it's a big task for anyone who's interested. The problem with memorization is how long can you retain it in your brain? I remember memorising a speech of about five pages within 48 hours and I delivered it without missing a letter. This happened on regular intervals and I never disappoint but guess what, I can't remember a single thing from from the speech anymore. I'm just trying to tell you how possible it is to forget what you've memorised in the long run.
Stamping your phrases on a piece of metal may appear to be just an awesome way of storing your phrases, but tell me, where exactly are you gonna store that piece of steel or metal plate, in your bedroom? Burying it underground? Or locking it up in a safe? All these could still be breached, except you have a better place you can store it, somewhere that can keep it out of reach of thieves or natural disasters.
There's no method that is absolutely risk free including the memorization. Natural disasters can be a setback when it comes to physical storage. Likewise, hacking and other online theft strategies can be a threat to digital storage. Memorization is the most easy way to lose your seed phrase because there is absolutely no way for you to recover it once forgotten. The only way to retain your seed in your brain is by constant rehearsal which is making it gradually expose and vulnerable.