I think the only thing I don't like about Masto is the idea of defederating. I understand why it exists, but for those of us who have relationships with a lot of people from one server, it really kinda sucks. Blocking/muting/not following or boosting are things that I personally implement if I don't like something/someone. I don't want others having the potential to sever connections just because the folks I'm connected with are on a server the admin(s) of the server I'm on don't like.
I also get there are alternative ways of contacting those people I might have lost connection with due to a defederation thing. But not everyone uses all the alternatives. Yes, I get this is controversial. But it's an opinion, and opinions don't hurt anyone unless they are being acted upon in a harmful way. So, there's that.
@silveraura7 Unless I'm mistaken, you, yourself, can overide defederation if you choose to. I forget what's involved though, or maybe I'm just completely wrong.
@JesseF8693 I haven't seen anything on how to do this, and even if you could, I think that action is only allowable by admins.