my strong and sincere recommendation for fellow twitter emigres trying to find a new digital home is just to walk right up to the biggest Mastodon culture warrior you see and start a fight to establish dominance
like I’m really not even joking, though this approach obviously isn’t for everyone. let people use this publicly available and decentralized communications protocol the way they like, you goofy weirdos. block us if you don’t care for our style, we’re not here solely for your benefit.