I'm pretty old. I've been using computers for a long time, when it was still just something a selected few would do and when it certainly wasn't common that eve

I'm pretty old. I've been using computers for a long time, when it was still just something a selected few would do and when it certainly wasn't common that everybody had "a PC" at home. Forget internet. I've made CS my profession also many, many years ago, certainly before mobile phones (I'm talking _any_ kind of mobile phone, not smart phones in particular) were a thing. I'm setting all of this context up just for the following mini rant: eternal september is a thing. With all IT now tailored to the unwashed masses, some things had to give. Like, as you say, "most people's passwords" are insecure, but they can also be made very secure without too much effort. The tech-savvy folks are aware of that but the moms aren't - so now _everyone_ (including us who wouldn't really need it) have to deal with nuisances like 2FA. Computers used to be tools for professionals, now they're basically household appliances. It's a net win, I would say, because life has improved for society as a whole. But something got lost along the way, too.