No one suspects a thing...

Sure, it's impossible to know with total accuracy what the true number of people is, but based on census data/birth and death rates/immigration and emigration stats, they've got a pretty reliable way of calculating an estimate.

TD's systems are fast and generally solid (compare to Tangerine and their 30 minute Interac e-transfers), but this outage is a real kick in the nuts to many, and I sympathize.

I'm still salty that, 6 years after it was introduced to Canada, TD still refuses to adopt Google Pay. ...Heck, I'm still salty for them buying out Canada Trust in 2000

Definitely don't beat yourself up over it, every social media site evolves its own psychologically-optimum methods to hold our attention and keep us coming back.

This happens to be a golden opportunity for us to consider what exactly we want to get out of these services.