My gut-check feel before I fire up a node is like I'm a mouse about to eat some tasty peanut butter from an odd-looking wooden plank. I don't know what I don't know about network security, and have not seen sufficient guidance for plebs on setting up a node. Scenario plays out like:
Me: fires up node according to instructions
Everyone: hooray! ⚡️
Me: why can't I see my addresses and why is my blockchain data just jpegs of amputated testicle tumors?!
Everyone: you didn't install z1pspr33?!
Me: wtf is z1pspr33
Everyone: lol the '?!' Is part of the name of the software, stupid.