It may be a small evil, but it is truly evil

[pat_k]

So, they are forcing people to deal with things via Medicare.gov rather than phone. So, I'm signing up for Medicare and did it online. But after setting up an account, every single time I log in you must enter a code that is texted to your phone. Wanna guess how long that code is valid for?

10 seconds.

10 fucking seconds.

Now, I don't suffer from arthritis or anything that would slow me down, but the damn code expired on me before I could read the message and enter it at the site on my desktop.

I CANNOT imagine what it would be like for someone with mobility issues or problems with their sight or pain in their hands -- which, I imagine, a "few" people on Medicare are contending with.

[RandomNumbers]

1. I can't think of any reason a 2FA code should expire so quickly.

The only explanation I can come up with:

The cruelty is the point.

[pat_k]

3. Yes. The cruelty is the point.

I envision one of the horrible doge kids setting this up, evilly chuckling, imagining those "old farts" in a panic, trying to race the clock to get that code in.

There is, of course, no rational justification for this. None. Zero. Zilch.

I can't even imagine any excuse.

There are undoubtedly more important things to write to my Rep and Sens about, but I'm writing on this stupidity anyway.

[MerryBlooms]

2. I hear ya. Been going through this with social security too.

They had to send me a security code, through the mail, lol
It's a slog beyond belief