Well, I just tested if quoting the tweet that cannot be retweeted is quotable. The results are in: we can still quote the unquotable! Looks like the 'free speech absolutist' needs to go back to the drawing board. https://twitter.com/aiaaidan/status/1644493999061729280
I feel like quoting generates way more engagement than retweets, it's something active where you have some kind of "skin in the game", while retweets are passive. Often the worst tweets I see are through quote tweets, because they're made to enrage, to make you react.