@Jeffro - If I do an update, I make a backup first (which happens to be what WordPress warns you to do anyway). If it goes wrong, I can restore the backup. If WordPress just does an update of its own volition, there may not be a current backup, and even if there is, it won't be restored until I discover WordPress has trashed my site.

and wrt your comment "I’m still ok with doing automatic minor release updates for my own WordPress site and as far as restore points go, are we not supposed to be backing up anyways prior to messing around with core?" The answer is of course yes, but allowing wordpress to mess around without our permission means that upgrades will be made without a backup, and, worse, without the site owner even knowing about it.