Well really, the reason why I gripe about it, to use your example, is that then they believe the indicator light malfunctioning is an intrinsic feature of stoves, so they throw their stove out and start cooking over campfires instead, tried and true, predictable, whatever that means.

I think my deck of cards example still holds.

You could argue I'm being uselessly pedantic, that could totally be the case, but personally I think that's cope to avoid having to think very hard.