but unless you’re going to point to particular issues you have with Mastodon’s then, again, I fail to see the relevance.

The "particular issues" I have with Mastodon (or rather, with its leadership) are rooted in its cultural values.

I think that presenting itself as the saviors of civil online discourse is ineffective. It sounds good for this tiny majority that is already here, but does nothing to bring the masses that are still stuck inside the walled gardens of Big Tech.