I like that when you come across one of the many Google dark patterns and complain about it, a fanboy always shows up out of nowhere to tell you it's impossible and you did something wrong.

I once had an issue logging in to Google where they wanted to verify me some way that I couldn't complete. I eventually got around it by going through the "Forgot Password" workflow instead of logging in normally. I have no idea if this still works or whether it will make things worse for you, but if all else fails it might be worth a try.