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No.
That adds nothing to the conversation.
Just my disdain for the idea that passwords will ever go away 😹
Why? Passwords are already used a lot less that they would need to be if we didn't have things like OAuth tokens, the FIDO2 protocol for 2FA devices, biometrics, etc.
Why should I have to type a password to authenticate myself to a website when I've already authenticated myself to the device I'm using and it can present the web site with credentials that prove in who I claim to be?
I think this makes sense for many low impact scenarios, but there's always going to be a set of services that I dont want to trust to the same provider. For me its my bank, even though passwords have plenty of flaws, and i am trusting my phone to protect tap pay tokens, i would never link my bank login to my google account so I use a memorized password.
of course this is tinfoil hat territory because a threat to my passcodes would probably involve breaking the security systems on android.
I think passcodes currently get consolidated with an entity like Google, but I've read Bitwarden is adding support for them. It definitely won't be an issue long term.