>your identity also isn't tied to your account Right, because reputation isn't a thing, having people know that this account represents you isn't a thing, and

>your identity also isn't tied to your account Right, because reputation isn't a thing, having people know that this account represents you isn't a thing, and so on. There's a reason Elon Musk messing with verified accounts on Twitter was a bit of an issue. In short, if you want people to know that an account represents you, then your account is tied to your identity, and your identity, conversely, is tied to your account. As I said earlier, the problem with Mastodon is that your Mastodon account doesn't represent you. It represents the instance you signed up with. What you say must be filtered through that lens, and will be perceived through those lens by people who make blacklists, creating a positive feedback loop. It's tribalism by design.