Okay, let’s get into this “twins pass 2024” thing. What a journey that turned out to be this year, seriously.
Setting the Stage
So, I’ve got these two accounts I manage, pretty much identical setups, my ‘twins’ as I call ’em. Every year, there’s this process, this validation or check, let’s call it the ‘pass’, you need to complete to keep things active or unlock certain features. Usually, it’s a bit annoying but manageable. But the 2024 version? Felt like they deliberately made it a pain.
The First Attempt – Twin One
I logged into the first account, ready to knock it out. Right away, the dashboard looked completely different. Stuff was moved around, options hidden. Took me a solid twenty minutes just finding where to start the ‘pass’ process. Okay, fine, new interface, I get it. But then the steps themselves were weird.
- It asked for verification through an old method they supposedly retired last year. Confusing.
- Then it wanted a document upload, but the file types accepted were super specific, different from before. Had to convert my files.
- Finally, there was a new set of security questions. Vague stuff. Took a few guesses to get through.
Got the confirmation for Twin One after maybe an hour. Annoying, but done. Or so I thought.
The Second Attempt & The Real Headache – Twin Two
Alright, onto Twin Two. Figured it would be smoother now that I knew the steps. Wrong. Logged in, started the process. This time, the document upload section just wouldn’t work. Clicked the button, nothing happened. Tried different browsers – Chrome, Firefox, even Edge – same result. Cleared cache, cookies, logged in and out. Still nothing.
Seriously thought about giving up. It felt like banging my head against a wall. Why would it work on one account but not the other, literally minutes apart? Makes no sense. It’s like the system decides randomly if it wants to cooperate.
Figuring it Out (Sort Of)
After wasting another hour, I tried something random. I resized the document image to be much smaller, even though it was already under the size limit. Uploaded that tiny file. Boom. It worked. Why? No idea. There was no error message about size before, the button just didn’t react. Dumb luck, I guess.
Finished the remaining steps for Twin Two. Both accounts finally had the ‘pass 2024’ status confirmed. The whole thing took way longer than it should have.
Final Thoughts
It’s done, that’s the main thing. But honestly, the process felt clunky and poorly tested this year. When you have identical setups failing in different ways, that points to some shaky backend stuff. It wasn’t a smooth ‘practice’ at all, more like wrestling with a stubborn mule. Glad I don’t have to think about the ‘twins pass’ again until 2025. Hopefully, they sort their system out by then.
