Also, the reason "Mastodon" is *not* a synonym for the Fediverse is precisely because other services can do things that Mastodon can't.

You absolutely need quote boosting?

Then don't use Mastodon.

Instead, use Calckey, Akkoma, Friendica—a host of services that aren't Mastodon.

There's going to be a massive land grab of all these big instances. There will be lots of merging and acquiring too.

My advice is that you all become *very* aware of who owns your instance and why.

Get to know your admins—make sure their values align with your own.

If you don't want to put your social media life in the hands of strangers, then self-host your own instance.