I joined Mastodon a bit over four years ago. Many of my generation seem to fear that Mastodon will become like Twitter with all the new people. I do not.
The idea seems to be that Mastodon is so nice because its people are nice. I believe most people are nice. Twitter has been set up in a way to make us into monsters and to make the worst monsters look like average folks.
The design choices of Mastodon do the reverse. We will become a bit more like Twitter, but mostly stay Mastodon by design.
I think you are right, we have the tools and means to ensure those who wish to troll or display hate, will find we block /report them. As we also publish / share block lists I think that makes it harder to just move and easier for new instances to sync their moderation
Should help keep people safe.
