Given up is by choice and I think people given up are actually people that chose altcoin and wants quick returns.

If you value your privacy, you will know the importance of all these steps to keep your asset safe.

Cryptocurrency can be stressful if you chose altcoins or shitcoins, but if you wants to be completely free and safe with both your privacy and your assets, then use that same hardware wallet to invest in Bitcoin, then save your seed phrase for future and your asset(Bitcoin) will be safe.