@anubis2814 Many on Twitter disengaged with these assholes as soon as Musk took over. It was easy to lock accounts, create lists, block blue checkmarks on mass, and block ads. In that way you could see what your friends were up to without the trolls as long as you never engaged with the news or viral tweets there.
Changing how blocks worked, and the election is what finally drove a bunch of people off Twitter.
The reason I didn't leave in 2022 was because my friends were there, and not here.