yeah its like twitter. it was a different crowd but it had the same problems, just not as prominent because people with bad takes didn't have people pointing them out as much...
from the beginning there were white nationalists, on mastodon, attacking twoc, and forced most out of masto. That's why there aren't that many. Gargron was always a shithead. There were always pedos on awoo.space since its inception. Like Sorry Youse All Are Just Now Learning Hey Its Not That Great