Graydon Hoare's analysis reveals a stark truth: despite decades of warnings dating back to the 1970s, memory safety vulnerabilities in C and C++ continue to dominate critical security flaws, accounting for 60-70% of high-severity issues. Industry and government reports from Microsoft, Google, CISA, and NSA consistently highlight this preventable crisis, questioning why foundational unsafe languages remain entrenched in critical infrastructure. This isn't a new vulnerability—it's a systemic failure to adopt safer alternatives.