system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why is to dangerous to connect to an insecure network and how would they access my information?
gpt
Dangerous is an exaggeration, an insecure network means that anyone within range can see or manipulate your internet traffic. Depending on the type of traffic it may or may not be secured in other ways. For instance most websites use HTTPS and these would be fine. Other apps like e-mail may not be secured and completely readable. A secure wireless network in a coffee shop where everyone knows the password is basically the same as an insecure network.

From a security stand point you are better off using an insecure wireless network to connect to an HTTPS website, then a secure one to connect to an HTTP website.

tl;dr Security is a multi-faceted thing, and secure wireless networks are better than unsecured ones.