I was grabbing coffee in Austin last week and this guy at the counter was telling his friend about getting his Instagram hacked because he used the same password for everything. He said he finally turned on two-factor auth after losing 4 years of photos. It hit me that I do the same lazy thing with my bank and email. Anyone else have a moment where a stranger's problem made you fix your own setup?
The thing is we all wait for the bad thing to happen to us before we change anything. Your story about the barista is a perfect example, because hearing someone else's mess is way more real than some article telling you to update your passwords. It's like we need that little scare from a stranger to finally get off our butts.