The issue though is 2FA is now required. That's literally the whole reason of this post.
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according to google you can turn it off: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/1064203?hl=en&co=...
Kind of. The problem is that even when 2FA is disabled, Google's security panopticon will sometimes insist on additional verification anyway, even if you know your password, if it thinks something is suspicious.
If you don't have a verification method—or cannot access it—Google will literally just lock you out.
I have personally experienced this on accounts I don't access regularly.