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Definitely a relevant topic, I'd say, especially if the discussion help any stragglers over the "edge" into finally using a password manager. (As far as I'm concerned, it is absolutely a requisite for all digital citizens in 2023.) ((And kinda has been for 10+ years but ya know.))

I'm closing in on 5000 credentials in 1Password, personally, but my collected vaults/database is 15+ years old now and definitely has [problematic duplicates](https://github.com/1Password/solutions/issues/1).

After a lengthy-enough sample of semi-formal self-observation, I'm averaging:

- signing in/authenticating 10 times/day (including weekends,) and most of those are repeats with the same service. - Almost 10 new accounts/credentials per week. (Granted, I'm pretty darn indiscriminate about doing so while exploring.)

Without tangenting too far, if anyone has any advice about how to constructively normalize password management (even just as an abstract) for end users - whatever that may mean - I'd love to hear it.



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