so it would seem that mastodon doesn't really have UI for threads, doesn't support QTs, and doesn't support search of posts except for hashtags
for being ostensibly a clone or replacement to twitter, it doesn't actually have the features needed to support the way i use twitter
@acidshill
is this a quote tweet 
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@Rrrrrrr oh no they've made it clear that not implementing QTs was a deliberate feature
@acidshill
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/12753
https://zirk.us/@shengokai/109347027270208314
There's some discussion going on here still, especially with new users coming in. Since its open source there are plenty of avenues.
Technically one could always build a workaround for this if they want it enough.
@acidshill
I'm pretty new to mastodon myself and hacking into the UI to personalise it to my liking. Also kind of curious on how to add new features in due time.
You can donate and join the developer chat to see if there's interest perhaps.