That and verifying the checksum are the big reasons I can think of. I feel like for the most part though using something like balenaEtcher is so much easier.

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    validating the integrity of the installation

    The ISO file should be validated, and many installation medias check hashes.

    it can be disastrous if you don’t pay attention to what you type in

    Valid point, even I get nervous when entering dd.

    I don’t think that dd alone should be used as a backup

    Absolutely it shouldn’t. I said primitive backups, which are not a replacement for things like snapshots. DD backups are space-inefficient, easily corruptible, and often result in broken systems.