@swiley Its pretty absurd the levels blocking has gotten. Usually its done under threat as many people demand you block a laundry list of instances lest be blocked.. it snowballs quick where instances wind up blocking instances just not to get blocked by what few instances can still see them. Its why we are so resistance to going down that very slippery slope here.
It seems to be a pretty big portion, and sadly there are very few instances that have local moderation rules and a polite environment but themselves are not block happy. Its so rare in fact that its been the main attractive feature QOTO presents to new users in my expiernce.
@bonifartius @freemo @swiley I joined Qoto and Linuxrocks.online a few years before the spectacle involving Gab. I am happy those two servers never got involved in the scrum over Gab.
Regarding doublethink: it's very common for people in the US to engage in it these days, as polarization has gotten overwhelmingly severe. I suspect that might be part of the problem: a lot of Mastodon users are in the US.