Once your nsec is stolen, you can never recover it for your exclusive use, that's correct. Once it's lost, you can never recover it for any use, that's also correct. But same is true for bitcoin keys, and yet we're hoping to build the world around it, and people build tools to mitigate these risks. Nostr key != Bitcoin key, but there are much more similarities than differences. Here is more on this: View quoted note →
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the comparison to bitcoin keys is flawed. Even if you lose your bitcoin keys, you usually have a backup and can transfer it to another amount.
The same is not true for your nostr identity. Once it’s compromised you can never transfer it elsewhere.