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Also true if I use my gmail address. I'll confess that for many websites I don't care that much. Depending on a password manager would be better, though. Semi-
by skybrian 1y ago
Also true if I use my gmail address. I'll confess that for many websites I don't care that much. Depending on a password manager would be better, though.
Semi-related anecdote: I lost my Reddit account to a cryptocurrency spammer due to a weak password and had to create another, so I lost my preferred username. Annoying but not a huge deal. (Reddit did freeze the old account but wouldn't give it back.)
- bravesoul2 1y agoNo. You just cant password reset if you lose access to email. You can still log in.
- JambalayaJimbo 1y agoThe email is ultimately the second factor that lets you make important changes to the account in many cases. For example, changing your password. It's more important than the password in nearly every security critical account I have.
- joecool1029 1y agoThis is not always the case. Reddit sometimes locks the account until you verify it or reset the password by email. Happened with my email pointed at a .tk domain and I had to call freenom a bunch to get the domain back.
- reddalo 1y ago>Reddit sometimes locks the account until you verify it or reset the password by email. I still remember when you could create Reddit accounts without an email...
- nojs 1y agoBrace yourself: https://www.biometricupdate.com/202506/reddit-considers-world-for-proof-of-personhood-age-verification-report https://www.biometricupdate.com/202506/reddit-considers-worl...
- immibis 1y agoSince the last few years Reddit has basically just become Facebook 2.0 and it's not even worth using at all. They probably got acquired by private equity or something.
- layer8 1y agoThat’s why you shouldn’t be using a Gmail address, and instead have your own domain for email.