Google threatens cutoff of gmail access on 5/30/2022

Google has been complaining about my use of gmail with the Mac mail app for years because, apparently, it doesn't use (or I don't know how to use) google's two factor authentication. Today I received an email from google notifying me that...

"To help keep your account secure, Google will no longer support the use of third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password. Instead, you’ll need to sign in using "Sign in with Google" or other more secure technologies, like OAuth 2.0. "

I love the Mac mail app and use it happily with gmail as my email provider. Is there a way that I can continue using the Mac's mail app and be able live with google's requirements? It would be a major PIA to switch to some other email vendor. Everything depends on my email address! I also find that the web based client for gmail is a lot less than useful.

I am using the current MacOS Montery 12.2.1 on a Macbook Air M1.