IMHO the problem is the NOT infrastructure per se, it's the theoretical part that is cumbersome. If you now why you are doing something, it's easy to understand why you should not save the 'key' in the "Keychain" or sign random emails.
To use GnuPG correctly you need explain to average Joe concepts like:
* PKI
* Key signing
* Web of trust
* Revocation key
The problem is that, as Einstein said: Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simple.
Same problem I can't talk bitcoin with most of my real-life friends. They are incredibly smart people, but they are not familiar with key concepts about BTC and don't wanna wrap their minds around it when we're hanging out having fun.
I see what you're saying I think the same argument is being overly used to justify a lack of basic effort to learn anything about computing beyond 'click this shiny red button'.
People just cry out to the programmers to "just make it easier".
Well there's only so far you can go on the easy scale until you start sacrificing security and integrity.
People need to learn some of the fundamentals and basics you can't run away from it forever.
It's like someone saying "Mehh I don't like calculus ... why don't these mathematicians make it just easier? Why do I have to learn about differentiation? Make it so easy my grandma could differentiate this equation"
Instead we force every kid to take the pain a bit and learn some damn basics.
Same should go for computing. Schools could teach the kids the basics of protecting their communications on the internet. Give that 10 years and Public/Private key encryption is a piece of cake for every reasonably educated adult in the society and they are no longer buzzwords because everyone grew up with it and remembers their 8th grade when they learned all about it.
To use GnuPG correctly you need explain to average Joe concepts like:
The problem is that, as Einstein said: Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simple.Same problem I can't talk bitcoin with most of my real-life friends. They are incredibly smart people, but they are not familiar with key concepts about BTC and don't wanna wrap their minds around it when we're hanging out having fun.