

Because ban evasion is an everyday occurrence here. Someone gets banned for being a jackass, and 9 times out of 10, they come right back with a brand new account and come in hot with inflammatory posts and a chip on their shoulder.
Or trolls just troll - spin up new accounts over and over and throw out rage bait or whatever their shtick is just to be a dick.
Combined with the fact that the fediverse’s growth has been a bit stagnant lately, when a bunch of new accounts suddenly pop up, they’re rightly met with suspicion until they’ve established themselves as being here with good intentions.
Not saying new accounts should be ostracized, but given the context of the current state of the fediverse, being suspicious of them is warranted.























I had to google “Ozempic face” because I’ve apparently been living under a rock.
In case anyone else was under a rock…
From Cleveland Clinic: