1. First I get redirected to a special sign-in page.
2. Then I sign-in with my email only.
3. Then it finally asks me for a password, even for services that would never reasonably use SSO or have another post-email receive process.
4. Then I get redirected again to enter 2fa.
5. Then these websites ask if I want to create a passkey. No, I never want to create a passkey, and you keep asking me anyway.
6. Then, and only then, do I get to finally go back to using the service I wanted, and by then, you've lost whatever my `?originalUrl=` was, and I have to find it again.
No, don't send me a magic link. Because then I have to go do 4 more steps with Gmail or another mailbox provider and now signing in has become 10 or more steps.
No, don't tell me getting rid of passwords will help most of the population, and then force all of us to do the above, and blatantly lie to us that it's better.
Stop it. Get some help.
Seems like this might be a necessary step if checking the balance would reveal there's something wrong with the card. Would be frustrating to see the $500 card is worthless but better than risking the bureaucratic hell.
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