@tob I see. That makes sense. But I don't think I said that quoting caused the toxicity. I did infer that may be part of the reason mastodon avoided the feature. I understand why you would want to discuss the nuance there. But it's not what I said and it's not what I was talking about. So it felt pretty frustrating as a response.
FWIW, features are never "responsible" for toxicity or any other behavior. It's just a shorthand for talking about affordances. Which I do think matters.