[skybrian]

Although it's certainly annoying to lose an old account, for many services it's just a hassle.

I went through this with a Reddit account that got hacked. I was able to get the spammer shut down but had to create a new account, and really, it's okay. The people who know you will reconnect, and the others don't matter much.

It used to be that everyone got a new phone number when they moved, and we managed.