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# Everything I own requires an account
- URL: https://www.thefrictionlog.com/09320/
- Published: 2026-09-22T18:54:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-12T15:24:39.000Z
- Description: Filed: 2007 · Open · no fix yet
- Author: The Clerk
- Tags: Open

*The doorbell wants a password. The mattress wants a password.* — Baby boomer, 2026

The computer password started at MIT in the early 1960s, on a computer several people had to share, so each one got an account and a secret word. One password. Anybody could remember that. By 2007 Microsoft researchers counted about 25 accounts per person, with eight passwords typed a day. In 2024 one password company counted 168 passwords for its average user. By 2026 that was down to 120\. The accounts didn't go anywhere.

**For now**: when an app offers a passkey, take it. Unlocking your phone becomes the password.