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by mehrdadn 2508 days ago
Nobody said they should let you choose your own passwords. We were comparing with SSNs, which are assigned to you, not chosen by you. You'd do the same with such passwords. And nobody claimed SSNs are appropriate passwords either.
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>And nobody claimed SSNs are appropriate passwords either.

Except for the US government, and most banks, medical providers, and cell phone companies.