Unpopular opinion: I miss when not all sites demanded a different password.

I was setting up a new account today and had to create another password. It made me remember back to when I used the same one for everything. Life was simpler, but I got hacked once because of it. Now I have a password manager, but keeping track of the master key is hard. Back then, we just ran antivirus scans and felt safe. Now there's always a new threat like phishing or malware. It seems like I'm always learning new rules to stay protected. How do you handle all these security steps without feeling overwhelmed?

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the_nora2d ago

Ugh, I feel you. I wrote my master key on a physical note I keep hidden, way less stress than trying to memorize it.

gibson.mila1d ago

Writing it down is still a risk. Someone could find that note. A cleaner, a guest, even losing it during a move. A better trick is to make a strong passphrase you can actually remember. Like a short sentence about your first car. That's harder to guess and stays in your head.