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This is assuming you're always on the same device, don't clear cookies, don't use multiple browsers/profiles, don't mask your browsing in other ways, don't use rotating/temporary emails, etc. I logged in three times today and needed a magic link each time. My password manager would have autocompleted correctly in any of those situations... were there a password field to use.

I've gone weeks not logging into services like Slack before just to avoid dealing with trying to get into associated email accounts. Magic links are one of my least favorite "convenience" paradigms to emerge over the past couple years: they're less efficient, less secure, and more annoying/confusing friction for many users, and reinforce a reliance on email at a time when many people are trying to wean off it.

Best of luck with the rest of the site though!



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