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