People that don't know what they are doing usually use them.
I'm the guy around me that everyone asks about their computers and their phones. I get thanks and gifts for my help. Been studying tech independently for almost two decades and still pride myself for keeping up to date and knowing what is now...
I use AV, as I said before, on both PC and Android.
I am not opposed to those who "know what they are doing" shunning AV and patrolling their systems on their own to ensure their safety.
What I am
VEHEMENTLY opposed to is those who "know what they are doing" spouting off about nobody needing AV. For the love of God, if you do "know what you are doing" and have helped others with their systems, you quickly realize that most tech users don't have clue one. And that it is highly irresponsible, selfish and egotistical to preach to anyone else about how they do not need every protection they can provide to their system. If I took the advice of some of these self-proclaimed "experts" and had a system crash, would they fix my device? Pay for repairs? Buy me a new one?
NO. They will get all sanctimonious and proclaim how that never would have happened to them.
Guess what, those of you who "know what you are doing;" you are only you and not every user. Why does it not dawn on you that some people
will NEVER do what you do and know what you know?
Say you don't need AV for yourself and I am all cool with that. Groove on.
Say that no one needs AV and they are a sucker for using it and I got a BIG problem. Stop trying to shame people out of protecting themselves by making them feel stupid.