well, there were controversial decisions, and they do not see to be changing course any time soon. But as far as one can download their distro for free and change whenever, “hate” may be an overreaction. Although, online discussions are always prone to these hyperbolic expressions of disagreement.
as long as users can block Threads themselves 🤷🏽♂️ it seems there is an intersection between those most interested in blocking Threads and the tech/privacy-savvy portion of the Fediverse.
They’ll probably be able to go through the steps of blocking Threads, which differ in the various services, but on Mastodon is relatively easy.
Eventually it may be necessary to make this process even easier, by prompting the users or something. But rn, it seems enough