Yeah, I know. It just makes me sad. But I guess that’s just the Internet most everywhere. Little niches are usually fine. I see it on Mastodon too, wherever I tend to view stuff outside of such niches. It’s fine, I can always curate, mute, etc… just a bummer to see the vibe change so quickly.

Curating is all you can do. It's often pretty easy to see the people who only exist to cause trouble, so dealing with them is as easy as using the mute or block.