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by codetrotter 1210 days ago
> Use e-mail. It's free

And the email that my service sends you so that you can complete registration will land straight in spam where you won’t find it.

I’ll stick to SMS for activating accounts.

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I don't receive SMS, so I won't find that either. It's dated tech and I deprecated it 10 years ago.

Also, we're SIM-swapping global nomads now, not some potatoes that sit on a couch in one country all year long. Phone numbers don't work anymore.

You may be in the minority here. As you are the only one inconvenienced, it also seems like a reasonable decision.
I think we're talking about all of Gen Z, not just me