Well I’m here

It’s function serves moderators primarily. That said what you’re describing is a client side fix. Memmy on iOS already permits collapsing threads for instance

Automod was a useful tool, there’ll be a version here I’m sure.

Memmy is pretty decent on iOS, but it misses the feed controls liftoff has

Liftoff is pretty broken on iOS

There’s an opportunity in this mess to re imagine the digital commons for the better. What does an online social space look like when it privileges the needs of the community over the needs of capital?