That’s why a swath of us left Reddit in the first place, isn’t it?

No. I don’t think many people left Reddit for a desire to post in a ‘free speech absolutist’ instance.

I can think of many other reasons why many people left Reddit. One of which is that it isn’t moderated efficiently enough.

I think the Fediverse has largely lost the script and the plot entirely. If you want a more better experience on the Fediverse, stop installing crybaby over-sensitive mods.

You know the Fediverse is comprised of different instances that exercise different levels of control over local community moderators, right?