> You can easily get these files on to your phone for passwords on the go.

Something like 80% of the value prop of my password manager use is one-tap login (with FaceID) on mobile.

Handwaving this away is failing to understand the product and market at a fundamental level.

edit: literally a paper notebook with my passwords written in it is a better solution in essentially every dimension than a non-syncing password manager.

I definitely see the benefit of storing my passwords locally and not some single point of failure, but I also wouldn't ever claim it's simple or even a good solution. It does help me ease up on creating new account to places I don't need because I think about having to create and sync up a new password between my devices.

How is that a single point of failure? You have downloaded copies on all your devices and the database is encrypted with your own master key, so even if 1Password is hacked there isn’t really a problem, just like LastPass hasn’t died when it had one.

This makes zero sense. You don't want to store passwords in the cloud, but you store your passwords in the cloud anyway!

The concern, which is fair, is that 1password's cloud is a target. And those targeting it have only one intention, which is to steal people's passwords and other information stored in the 1password cloud. In contrast, of course using the dropbox sync approach with 1password does put your information in the cloud as well. But, it's in your personal dropbox account. That dropbox account could absolutely be hacked, but very unlikely by someone with such clear intent to steal your 1password vault. Basically, 1password's cloud is the ultimate target, and your 1password vault in your personal dropbox account is not.

As a non-user of 1password, what's the value of the vault on it's own? don't you need a master password to unlock it?

Exactly.

A cloud you can control yourself.