Not being able to regain access in exceptional cases is one of the big reasons why I am very weary about being forced to activate 2FA and other auth. It is so

Not being able to regain access in exceptional cases is one of the big reasons why I am very weary about being forced to activate 2FA and other auth. It is so nice in theory... But the reality is that many users only use their phone to do almost everything digital in their life. My gf works for an assitive technology reseller. Since 2FA has been forced down the throats of unsuspecting users, she had to support several of their customers in regaining access to their Apple ID, noticing a few glitches in the supposed apple support path while at it. Phone hardware changes every few years. email addresses can change. And phone numbers can change. Combine all of them, and 2FA is suddenly no longer such a good idea... For reasonably sized companies, 2FA might be a good solution, because in case of you loosing access in some way, there is likely a support path that gets you back on track in reasonable amount of time, given that IRL auth is relatively simple. But for services where you are just a number, like every big provider, I believe a reasonably strong "master" password is still comforting to have.