I suppose the other side of my point, other than the obvious humor of the metaphor, is that there is a danger, it is in applying automated hacks for which the process and result the user has no clue. ROM Manager is a vehicle of ignorance, to avoid a process that is both facile and intriguing to even mild technophiles. The process which it masks is not as nerdy or coded as some would believe; even if one does not understand it, copy-paste gets it done just fine. An american student gets to the latter phase of Spanish 2 before learning the structure behind the phrase he learned Day 1: Aqui se habla espanol.
As numerous others have said here, rooting itself does nothing destructive or warranty-killing to a device. Yet installing a custom recovery is the first step to both responsible back-ups and well as serious modification.
Yes, it is just my occasionally humble opinion that apps such as ROM Manager (when it works) and Flash Image GUI allow some users to remain ignorant of that for which they are assuming responsibility. And that is the real problem. In the case of the latter, rather than simplifying a mildly extensive technical protocol, the effort to remain ignorant by using this app actually takes more effort, more system resources, more network traffic, more time and money, and more clicks to accomplish.
I am merely voicing my opinion and desire to see fewer threads with pleading titles such as this one. If that is trolling, can I be the one with purple hair and Jams?