Once upon a time - like, circa 2013 - people in the liberal blogosphere started referring to this as being Sarah Palin's understanding of the First Amendment.
One lesson I learned on Twitter was that you will not convince anyone on the internet of anything against their will, no matter how good your argument is and how bad theirs is. You can back them into a rhetorical corner and they’ll draw a door on the wall behind them and walk through it every time.
one of the fun/interesting things about how block culture has evolved on here is the degree to which it has revealed that blocking somebody when things are going off the rails is actually a KINDNESS
They're the same people who seem to think that any sort of contact requires a reply. I had a guy get really offended at the idea that I don't respond to emails I get from fans. 😅
I took a break from social media bc honestly I was too busy working from home, coaching multiple sports, & having a chronic illness (which all of the above made worse). Now I have time & figured out a couple years ago that replying bc you're annoyed makes you more annoyed & gives them oxygen
Sure, but… what have they won? And what have I lost by blocking them.
The troll I blocked this morning, and his tiny cadre of followers, can all shout about their “win” into the void. And I’m ok with that. As “wins” go in life, that’s a pretty sad one.
Realistically, nothing more than an uncontested pass to pretend they "owned the libs". Depending on how many followers they have vs how many you have, there is a chance they could spend 5 years trying to harass you into suicide and come close to success.
Maybe that's just youtube.
