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I've recently turned into a blocker. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 days ago by SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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I always felt like it was wrong to block an account unless it was smth absolutely insane. Nazis etc.

But now I'm blocking people who's tone I dont like, or who are baiting or actingnin bad faith.

I know I can't do it as a mod. But i can certainly do it as an individual now. Judgy comment? Blocked. Unnecessarily confrontational? Blocked.

This is new to me, literally 3 days. Wonder how this affects my feed. Only disappointing thing is they can still see and respond to my posts, just that I can't see it. I wish they couldn't see anything I posted either.

What are your blocking habits? If you do block a lot of people, has that affected your experience?

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[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Hexbear is fine? I don't get why everyone dislikes hexbear. Most smart conversations I've had involve a hex user.

I'd rather block more .world users

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

.ml and lemmy grad are more aggressive version of Hexbear, calling everything "lib" is a common conservative buzzword,"for things i dont like. one in the same", so i block that instance too.

[–] Pika@rekabu.ru 4 points 2 days ago

Hexbear users are commonly ideological purists and will often get aggressive once you have the slightest of disagreements.

There are exceptions though, and you can have thoughtful conversations there too.

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

They can be very trolly, but also people very much dislike the pervasive ideology on there.