Strong disagree. I am a skater and it’s not by chance that skaters started to wear Dickies work pants. Durable materials from blue collar working clothes are mostly cheap (except Carhartt now hehe) and make a difference.

In my experience, Vans has some good shirts as well but it varies depending on the product. Also, skate shops (support your local!) have better (as in more durable) options than bigger stores. If they don’t sell skateboard parts, go somewhere else if you live in a bigger city.

VPN also have their attack surface: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/ivanti-VPN-vulnerability-what-you-need-to-know

Both can be true, a hardened service with strict segmentation and authorization can be harder to compromise than a loosely maintained VPN appliance.

Even when designing secure software, appliances and protocols, they can have their flaws.

I would say there is no definite answer for the question, it’s still on a case-by-case basis.