Average folks not ready for the responsibility of self custody?

While I am sure that most of us here are deep down the rabbit hole and know how important it is to self custody your bitcoin, I wonder if average folks are ready for the responsibility? Many of my no-corner acquaintances complain that bitcoin is too risky for them because they don't trust that they have the nous look after it properly.

I look around and see too many folks blind and asleep to how dystopian the socio-political landscape has become.

I am sure the numbers of those of us awake to the corruption of our institutions continues to grow, and maybe folks will wake up like an avalanch at some point but that time does not seem to be right now.