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Last time I tried to make a new google account, I could not without a phone number. My original account created many years ago does not have 2FA because of the
by ghastmaster 6y ago
Last time I tried to make a new google account, I could not without a phone number. My original account created many years ago does not have 2FA because of the phone number requirement.
- ozim 6y agoJust got flashback from the time when I was downvoted to hell on HN when I wrote comment that Google is forcing sms 2FA just to get phone numbers.
- bergstromm466 6y agoYeah I’ve had this with certain things too. Is it groupthink? Naïveté?
- fermienrico 6y agoThis is the problem with downvoting. We need to ask for explanation about why something is being downvoted, especially for the first few downvotes because that's what that leads to a cascade. Positives of downvoting - I get it, it filters out the non-sense. Negatives of downvoting - Leads to herd and mob mentality - "Oh this is downvoted, I must also think this is bad since others thought so as well. Plunk, another downvote! Take that!" Especially right now when we have intense polarization and people are pulled away from centrist, ideological and sound perspectives into narratives, biases and prejudices. I've raised this before, but IMO - Downvoting does more harm than good in the long term. Short term benefits are that we get rid of trolls, rude people and actually false information.
- angel_j 6y agoI consider down-voting a badge now. I just hit negative points today!
- Romanulus 6y agoAll data will be used against you!