Mastodon started as a cozy little refuge from Twitter’s endless political yelling—a place where people could share art, cat pics, and maybe actually have a chill conversation for once. It was like, “Finally, somewhere I won’t be bombarded with hot takes every five seconds!”

But slowly, the more “enthusiastic” voices found their way in. Extremists from all sides started carving out their own little corners, turning Mastodon into a maze of echo chambers.

Those cool niche communities? The peaceful social media dream? Well, it’s still there… somewhere. You just have to dodge the pockets of zealots treating it like Twitter, all eagerly shouting past each other.