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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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[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I block people who are dishonest or abrasive. I'm here for entertainment, not for any higher purpose. I'm not obligated to give those people any attention and I have nothing to gain by it.

I'm blocking maybe a dozen across all of Lemmy. Things are much more pleasant.

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Yes. I block at the drop of a hat, but I'm still really not blocking all that many total users. Most folks here are very considerate.

It is funny though, I'll often see half a conversation with an asshole - and I won't know if it's because the community is well moderated or because I just previously blocked the asshole.

More rarely, I'll see half of an interesting good faoth conversation, and I'll revisit and unblock someone.