| ▲ | skybrian 5 days 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.) |
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| ▲ | bravesoul2 5 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| No. You just cant password reset if you lose access to email. You can still log in. |
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| ▲ | JambalayaJimbo 5 days ago | parent | next [-] | | The 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 5 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | This 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 5 days ago | parent [-] | | >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... | | |
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| ▲ | layer8 4 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| That’s why you shouldn’t be using a Gmail address, and instead have your own domain for email. |
