@supernovae@mekkaokereke@damonoutlaw Yep, and the problem is that some people became religious about certain cultural practices, and that ended up with the HOA aspect Mekka alludes to.
For 8 years, Mastodon (mostly) had a culture that created a safe haven for certain marginalized groups.
Then in November 2022, that culture tried to enforce the rules and they suddenly no longer applied.