If you think defederation is somehow a terrible threat to the fedi, you have no actual understanding of the fedi.
The right not to associate with poorly moderated instances is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL to maintaining a tolerable atmosphere where also non-privileged people can thrive.
The instance I'm on has silenced Mastodon Social, and it's fine. Awesome , in fact.
Because here's the thing: The human attention span isn't infinite.
You ability to consume toots is not infinite.
You don't need to see everything, because you won't actually see everything.
Nobody drinks the feed uncut.
Connoisseurs cut it in different ways.
If you don't cut it, you're just chugging a vile mix of whatever bottles are on the shelf.
Schnapps with Doctor Pepper and Armagnac and Raki and Bourbon and Ouzo and Mountain Dew and Fizzy Orange.
Like a dumbass teenager that's siphoning off fractions from Dad's liquor cabinet.
But nobody's stopping you from doing that... unless you're one of the assholes the other instances don't want spoiling their flavor.
In which case, you're the real threat to the fedi, and should fuck off to Bluesky already.
#FediPol