> the process is exactly the same as it is for me on just about any other site/system when I log in on an untrusted device
This is not my experience. Logging into Reddit/Twitter/Hacker News etc is nowhere near that level of convoluted.
> you inflicted that on yourself did you not?
That's like stating that an assault victim is inflicting damage on themselves by choosing not to comply with their assailant. Okay, perhaps not the best analogy, but hopefully you get the point.
But no, I don't want to login at all. However Discord decided that I must, if I want to access info, and Discord imposed this procedure onto me, unless I comply with their (what I consider to be unreasonable) dance.