Many people have been significantly affected by software bugs. Therac-25[1] is one I constantly remind myself of; it killed 5 people. Here's a list for further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_software_bugs
I'm not sure what your definition of "very few people" is but we'd all do well to aim for 0 adversely-affected people as a result from using software we write.
> I'm not sure what your definition of "very few people"
I think my definition is about the same as every accepted definition of "very few", the number of people affected by such bugs falls within this definition, considering how many users software has.
> Many people have been significantly affected by software bugs. Therac-25[1] is one I constantly remind myself of; it killed 5 people.
5 does not fit the definition many in anyone's book.
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>I was asking OP if he was personally affected
So 5 people dead is insignificant, but a single person, adversely affected, is cause for concern?
Well, IIRC, there's Watership Down, a literal book, but I assume you meant that figuratively.
Failed you? This sounds either very entitled or sensational. Has software caused you major grief in any way financial or the loss of limbs or loved ones? While this happens, very few people are affected by bugs in such a way, at least confirmed.