@aaronpk So, my logic for manually linking it would be that for, e.g. cross posting to micro.blog, autolinking the plain-text “@aaronpk” might not wind up referencing the user you intended. Forcing a hyperlink to the original instagram user is more reliable...
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@aaronpk I’m using JSON mode, because simple mode + the wordpress micropub plugin just didn't-work with actually posting the images... so I can confirm that autolinking isn't happening in that situation, at least.