@zachnfine @JamesWidman @Sablebadger @staidwinnow @Jorsh
From your screenshot above, and the scenario I listed below, imagine if:
1) the racist user is on "Nazis dot social." They have 5000 followers.
2) the Black user is on "Good people dot social"
3) the nazi replies "Followers only."
The scenario:
https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/111010421955145872
None of the good people would see the gore images, or the subsequent pile-on.