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Of course there is. For instance a printed paper tan list. Yes, this is not as safe a proper 2FA device. But it's easy to access, cheap (just go to a copyshop and 10 cents to print it, then put in a plastic bag) and it's so small that it's easy to put it somewhere where you don't lose it and is hard to get stolen.

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You're not arguing with me, you're arguing with the author of the twitter thread.

"Any solution requiring long-term retention of a physical 2FA key or high-entropy secret will not work."

No, I'm certainly arguing with you. :)

Maybe, on top of that, I'm also arguing with the author. But I assume he implicitly talked about Google (which doesn't provide that option).

>But I assume he implicitly talked about Google (which doesn't provide that option).

Google provides backup codes. You can print them on any kind of paper you want.

Regardless, OP argued that printed backup codes don't work because everything is lost every few weeks.

Oh really? I didn't see that option. Maybe it's new? If so, that's good!

Or maybe they don't exist any more because I still have mine on an index card from ten or so years ago.

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