A mnemonic seed phrase without a pass phrase would mean its game over if an evil maid finds a seed QR or stamped metal back up. I teach noobs to use a passphrase and keep multiple copies, then hide th...
Like everything else in Bitcoin you need to understand what you're doing, obviously this guy didn't. Passphrases are a great tool - just use your imagination and commonsense, think through every possibility of losing it and protect against that without overcomplicating the process.