Logical and relevant [Was: Filesystem - hiding system folders?]

[Jason Taylor]

>>why is the fact that it is possible to browse the root filesystem a
disadvantage, or intimidating?

Yes it is scary and intimidating, that being said I think nautilus/gtk
is doing a good job at this
ie the breadcrumbs hide '/' and '/home' by default although they are
easily discoverable by clicking the right arrow button