Something that I don’t think has been mentioned yet is that Google requires a phone number attached to every account (not just a 2FA method). This is to prevent

Something that I don’t think has been mentioned yet is that Google requires a phone number attached to every account (not just a 2FA method). This is to prevent scammers from making an infinite number of Gmail accounts. (With a max of 5 accounts per phone number if I remember correctly.) This means that people without phones are unable to even set up an email account—backup code or not.