Mastodon is to social media what a gated community is to a neighborhood. It's for people afraid to hear other ideas, like TruthSocial, Parler, and BlueSky, among other silos. You only think you are avoiding trolls because all everyone agrees with you there. https://medium.com/institute-for-ethics-and-emerging-technologies/twitter-tiktok-and-siloization-607c3e9d5039