@mentallyalex
> "I think it's difficult to fully know if someone is being earnest or if they are trying to 'catch you out'."

I wonder if this problem of perception is itself influenced by a new wave of Twitter expats.

I find myself attributing good-faith to Mastodon users *much* more easily than I did for Twitter users. But I can see how that perception might be different for the folks who have been here a while and aren't a fan of the onslaught of new accounts.