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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

Well, maybe. You said years plural, so let's take just two years. 2 years * 365 days a year * 24 hours a day * 60 minutes an hour is 1,051,200 minutes in two years.

Let's say that every time you use 2FA it's an extra 2 minutes. How many times a day do you use 2FA? That's probably the biggest variable. For some people it's a couple times a week, for others it's several times a day. Let's say 5 times a day. We also need to know how long you've been using 2FA. That's going to be another big variable. Does 5 years seem reasonable? If so, 5 years * 5 times a day * 365 days a year * 2 minutes each time = 18,250 minutes wasted on 2FA.

That's a small fraction of the million minutes in two years, but it could change a lot depending on some of the variables.

But on the other side, if even one time the 2FA stopped you getting your account hacked, the calculation would change a lot.