Discussion: We know the pros of 2FA, but what about the cons? What should average people do?

A few days ago i read [this 2FA horror story](https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2022/06/ive-locked-myself-out-of-my-digital-life/). Every single "But you should..." i thought about was there, along with some i didn't even consider.

It's undeniable that 2FA has curtailed *a lot* of bad things (i faintly recall a 90% or so reduction on account takeovers on Gmail and other similar stats on other services, don't quote me on this), but it's very much not without faults. What i'd like to discuss is, what are the most …

2fa cons people privacy