I don’t think a solicitation for an opinion about mod decisions is the kind of question that a general “Ask” sub is for.

I don’t think people should join censorious instances either, but if you’re implying something else like defederation then that’s a bridge too far. Interoperability and interconnection are key to federation ever working.

Durability I imagine. My 10+ year old MP3 players still work fine. My phones from 5 years ago don’t.