If they don’t keep any private data on any computer that trusts their home network/wifi and don’t do taxes or banking on those, there’s no problem.
But if they do, I maintain that the analogy is correct: their unpatched machine is an easy way to digitally get access to their home, just like an unlocked door is to a physical home.
Interesting approach but looks like this ultimately ends up:
Anubis seems like a much better option, for those wanting to block bots without relying on Cloudflare:
https://anubis.techaro.lol/