i get that and you are right that they do.
I would guess that most users are us americans despite them not managing the instance.
That's where i am coming from when i say, that it doesn't matter where the instance is hosted
hear me out.
The toxicity of social mefia comes from algorithms and advertising.
Lots of short videos by the community can be fun/interesting and not addictive/ brain rotting.
endless feeds of short form video is the new asbestos
that's like saying Mastodon is bad because Twitter ruined society, I mean how often do you find yourself raging endlessly at Mastodon.
I would love to have a chill way of scrolling these videos without having to live with one of the evils.
That being said i am also sceptical if this is it, I mean why do they want my email?
well it does make a difference in the dating game, i notice