@garrbage Thats a shame. I do think that Mastodon has alot of potential, including in regards to bad behavior actually getting handled. I dont feel like Twitter promotes that kind of environment and definitely lets too many hateful people get away with bad behavior.
Maybe you could try another mastodon instance, if you feel something is amiss with this one. Or, you could try reporting the people in question that are doing whatever bad to you and see if the moderators can help.