You are looking at this from your point of view. Someone who values his online identity and (probably) already takes the required steps to protect it. At the o

You are looking at this from your point of view. Someone who values his online identity and (probably) already takes the required steps to protect it. At the other extreme, my father commenting on the news couldn't care less if his account is hacked. All he wants is a fast and easy way (using the same password he always uses) to post on the Internet, with a relatively secure way to identify himself to other users on the site. You need to sit next to someone who doesn't live on the Internet to realize how simple measure, such are requiring a minimum password, can really piss them off. "Oh, my account got hacked... I guess I'll make another." "God FUCKING DAMNIT this stupid website won't accept my password!"