@darius
This post itself is a workaround of the quote-toot, Mastodon style. What real difference is there between giving an opinion and dropping a link inside the toot, and quote tooting? I personally don’t think creating one less step will make a significant difference.

I do, on other platforms, use this form for quoting in order to summarize the main points (or quote them) and to add any criticism of the article. Especially criticism when it comes to logic failures, irresponsible reporting, or to point out biases in news articles.

Any message can be delivered with this change in the media capability, and it’s the message - not the media form, that can be problematic. If this form is harder to moderate, then we need better moderation tools produced (and perhaps a pause for this to be developed), but not restrictions on the method of expression. Especially as this particular form is heavily used by minority communities.