[brudgers]

Why not create a new profile on your existing account?

That’s the more standard practice with Instagram and Facebook.

Separate accounts almost certainly correlates with problematic behavior and your existing account is a basis for trust. In part because your stakes are higher.

While in this case, you didn’t lose hardly nothing.

[coreyp_1]

What do you mean by my "existing account"? I didn't have an instagram account before today.

But, as a general rule, I keep all of my accounts separate. There's too many horror stories of a person getting locked out of one account, and then they can't do anything else.

Separate accounts are the only safe option.

I think my takeaway on this is just that Instagram isn't worth the hassle. I did lose the write-ups that I did for my pictures, though (which is why my upload pace was so slow).

[brudgers]

Instagram is part of Meta.

Typically, Instagram accounts are linked with a Facebook presence.

That’s the trust model.

Anyway, whether the Instagram juice is worth the squeeze, depends on why you want the juice and how much you want it.

[coreyp_1]

Very true. I suppose it's not worth it to me. I've never had an Instagram account, and never used Instagram itself.

I guess I don't need it in my life.