Tip: you can ignore anyone doling out advice when the foundation for the belief that you need their advice comes down to how stupid they are (or used to be) and so, naturally, they assume that you're stupid, too, because they can't conceive of anyone who isn't guilty of all their sins.
Don't use a password manager if you don't want to. Generating passphrases that are actually secure and just memorizing them is perfectly acceptable. While you're taking advantage of email-based password resets for all the websites whose passwords you've forgotten, use the occasion to remind yourself that access to your email is the biggest risk to your online security.
cxr•7mo ago
Tip: you can ignore anyone doling out advice when the foundation for the belief that you need their advice comes down to how stupid they are (or used to be) and so, naturally, they assume that you're stupid, too, because they can't conceive of anyone who isn't guilty of all their sins.
Don't use a password manager if you don't want to. Generating passphrases that are actually secure and just memorizing them is perfectly acceptable. While you're taking advantage of email-based password resets for all the websites whose passwords you've forgotten, use the occasion to remind yourself that access to your email is the biggest risk to your online security.