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I mean, we just read about it, right? (:

Harsh but let this be a lesson to set up a more resilient structure for yourself moving forward. Anyone can make mistakes. You can set up failsafes for your own ones pre-emptively.

"2FA is garbage" is not the right lesson to learn here...



> let this be a lesson

I forgot my backup code, so now I can just never use Uber again.

Lesson learned!

(you see how ridiculous this is, right?)


Was thinking more of any other accounts you may be sure to keep access to in the future... How's your e-mail doing?


It is ridiculous that you think this problem exists.




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