The real annoyance is that we need a "password manager" in the first place
You wouldn't need to worry (too much - as long it's not a weak password) about password reuse if websites abided by security best-practices and wouldn't leak lists of weakly hashed password. salt + pepper + good amount of rounds proper hashing function: good luck
And to be fair the browser ones work great. Another one that works great is a paper notebook
And again, it all depends on your threat models. Using very complicated passwords and 2FAing your password manager will only ensure that you'll get locked out of your accounts sooner or later (unless you have a target painted on your back for some reason)
Just use a random password per service and keep it in a password manager.
Yeah, I'm not advocating for password reuse, I'm saying that a good system would make it a non-issue
This is not a real solution. The real world is full of unreliable actors and byzantine generals. Any solution that depends on a perfect environment isn’t one.
It’s almost like saying “we don’t need to spend money on a court system, if we just got everyone in the country to work out their disagreements amicably”. While… true, it doesn’t sound like a plausible solution to my ear.
Maybe we can just ditch passwords for most services
A good password manager and 2FA, properly setup, should not increase your risk of lock out. It should decrease it - one set of 2FA elements and one password to remember.