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I find that a fairly effective login method for sites with silly password restrictions. I have noticed others mentioning it too.

That is pretty much exactly how I log into sites that I use rarely. I have strong, memorized passwords for the handful of sites I log into frequently. For the rest, I create a good password the first time and don't bother recording it. If I need to log back in in 6 months I just use the password reset feature.

So instead of replying on $WebAppOfTheWeak to lose my password (I'm looking right at you Adobe), I can rely on the two factor auth of my Gmail account for security.

I'm okay with this.

> I can rely on the two factor auth of my Gmail account for security.

Does Gmail now support 2FA? The last time I checked, Gmail supported Google's 2-Step Verification. 2SV includes backup codes, which cause 2SV to be 1FA:

Password + Backup Codes = Something You Know + Something You Know = 1FA