This. You can tell that this is precisely how Elon fucked it. And this limiting code turned out to have the self-DDOS in it.

600 posts/day. That's like, STOP READING TWITTER AT ALL

@davidgerard “we’re gonna wean you off your addiction unless you start paying for it”
@fasterandworse mastodon as methadone
@davidgerard brilliant. We’re the zombies outside the clinic after our treatment