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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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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Blocking is great. I truly wish more people would block. We would be able to all have a more enjoyable experience.

[–] sibannac@lemmy.world -4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A shared suggested blocklist would be helpful for new users. Growing it organically is the way to go imo but I know some in my life who rawdog the internet w/o ad block without knowing they can do something about it.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If someone needs to be on a shared block list they should be banned.

[–] sibannac@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

You're right. I guess a ban is a shared block list in a way.