It's interesting to read posts elsewhere, where people are stating they don't trust the Fediverse because the instances are often privately moderated, by one person or a small group of it.
Like.. mate... have you ever heard of forums?
A lot of private people organising their communities themselves had been basically the standard in the internet for a long time. It's wild how relying on companies for so long made the average user super scared of any alternative. Kind of sad. And makes me feel old.