It’s the paradox of intolerance.

Conservatives are generally intolerant nowadays, towards marginalized people.

It’s ok to be intolerant of intolerance.

I think they decided on an opt in feature.

I think Mastodon changed their mind about it due to user feedback, and “Quote Posts” is on the current Mastodon roadmap. Not sure when it will be added - maybe sometime in 2025?

https://joinmastodon.org/roadmap