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> Weak passwords are not ok even on throw-away accounts.

They can be okay for throw-away accounts, it just depends on the circumstance.

> Nobody is going to bruteforce your password.

I can assure that there are still people brute forcing passwords. I see it happening all the time, especially for SSH accounts. While you are correct that phishing and password reuse are problems, they are also not totally solved by using 2FA.



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