While I do believe a good faith attempt is being made, I still struggle with the intentions and motivations. The true thoughts of Mastodon is layered throughout all communications regarding this feature that mostly still align with the initial blogpost as to why the feature wasn’t/wouldn’t be implemented in the first place. There’s a very strong negative connotation and lack of research to support the strongly held negative views of the feature.Other Fediverse projects has had the feature for years is there any research and evidence to support that the Fediverse is more toxic due to these platforms? Same regarding Bluesky?There’s strong social benefits particularly by Black and Brown folk which despite maybe a few people im wiling to bet many weren’t consulted. I do recommend a few reads:

Reflecting on Twitter, White Flight, & "Quote Tweet" Tensions at Mastodon - Absolutely Maybe

Why can’t we “quote boost” at Mastodon, the way we can “quote tweet” at Twitter? That might sound like an innocuous question…

Absolutely Maybe (absolutelymaybe.plos.org)

Black Twitter, quoting, and white views of toxicity on Mastodon

Does quoting really cause toxicity?

The Nexus Of Privacy (privacy.thenexus.today)

https://techpolicy.press/the-whiteness-of-mastodon

Quote Tweeting: Over 30 Studies Dispel Some Myths - Absolutely Maybe

The first myth to dispense with: That there’s almost no research on quote tweets! I added to this misconception with my December…

Absolutely Maybe (absolutelymaybe.plos.org)

Can Mastodon be trusted to implement such a feature when it seems to be doing it reluctantly?