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The only good passwords are those you don't know yourself because they are randomly generated and all stored in your password manager of choice.
Until some locked down tv/console type device asks me for a password.
Then you look up the random string of 36 characters once, think "why did I make this one 36 characters" as you painstakingly type it in with a TV remote, then immediately forget it as soon as you're logged in.
There must be a better way (bluetooth keyboard maybe?)
Device recognition instead of passwords, using your phone. A number of apps already do this and logging in is painless even with a shitty old remote.
That sounds... even less secure, but admittedly I know nothing about it. How does it work? MAC address? Device type? OS? I think all of those can be spoofed...