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Of course, the context here is that every additional security measure is because a scammer has already used that method to hijack accounts or perpetuate fraud... which means that every succesful company with a similar market will either eventually follow the same trajectory or see its support and verification costs balloon into total unprofitability.



Asking me to login multiple times a day will probably help people doing the hijacking

We are talking accounts with 10 year positive reviews, selling trinkets, being treated like a 0 reputation account selling the latest iPhone




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