This was satisfying to read, thanks for sharing!

I’d agree with you except the instance isn’t being removed from the site, so you still have the choice of creating an account for that instance, or creating your own self-hosted one instead.

Ignoring the fact that most complaining here are likely members of that instance, I don’t understand users’ insistence that they shouldn’t be defederated. Are most ignoring the numerous examples of Reddit subs users inferred “likely won’t be a big deal” becoming obviously problematic down the line, with the inevitable ban/quarantine occuring with most upset it wasn’t dealt with from the start?