But the complaint I was responding to was about the free plan requiring signing in, not about the identity being attached to your account. A free plan just can

But the complaint I was responding to was about the free plan requiring signing in, not about the identity being attached to your account. A free plan just cannot work if anyone can mint new identities for free. You paying for Mullvad doesn't seem very relevant to that complaint. They have no free plan. They also require creating an account and signing in to use their service at all.