Passwords & Passphrases

I've always used passwords. I would spend several weeks learning a complicated password off by hard (that would be my master password — then I would keep all my other passwords in a password manager, like 1password or bitwarden). My passwords were usually 28-characters long, a mix of numbers, letters (uppercase and lowercase), and symbols. Completely random. But lately I keep hearing that one should use passphrases. Is this just because they're easier to remember? If so, completely ignoring which …

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