His mentions were not a trash fire at first—
people sincerely wanted to recommend he find somewhere other than counter social for his main account, and their reason was because the admin is a documented bigot.
The vitriol started and the info circulated about his block list use, when he refused to answer the gentler questions.
His experience is not evidence that the fediverse is a band of monsters; it’s evidence that we won’t be denied the ability to hold people accountable.