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It's not just enough to tell users to use password managers, turn on 2FA, and then wash your hands of the inevitable consequences when many don't. Today we took a big step for security at @basecamp by accepted what WE can do to deal with other's breaches. t.co

163 likes6 repliesPosted Feb 19, 2019

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Why it worked

Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.
Opens on a negative, which reads as a warning and is harder to ignore than a claim.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: corporate
Written for: Founders and operators

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