Rant: I thought password managers were a hassle until my old email got hacked

Wesley Clark · 2026-03-10T03:20:07.520404+00:00

For years I just reused a few simple passwords, thinking a manager was overkill. Then my old Yahoo account got broken into about six months ago, and someone tried to buy stuff with my saved info. Setting up Bitwarden took maybe 20 minutes, and now I don't have to remember anything. Has anyone else had a close call that finally made them use one?

stone.thomas7mo ago

Heard a podcast call that the "password123" life.

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victor_barnes117mo ago

My buddy was still living that "password123" life @stone.thomas until his Netflix got hijacked last month. He finally switched after that.

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butler.brian6mo ago

My grandpa's kept his passwords on paper for 30 years, no problems.

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