Trolling + misinformation requires an audience: so when rather than responding, I simply block, they also perceive that as censorship.
This latest accusation, for example, claims that, as a university professor, I am a public official and hence shouldn’t be allowed to block anyone on social media.
Have never understood the mindset that blocking someone was somehow cowardly, or contemptible, or against the rules. Nobody signed a contract they had to put up with stupid people's shit on a social app.
I’ve encountered it so many times and it’s almost always the same thing:
1. Extremely rude/vulgar post insulting me directly
2. I block
3. They post a pearl clutching “I guess this Princeton professor isn’t interested in being challenged by different views!”
Hell,I'm a nobody and I block 30-50 people a day, just based on comments they make to someone else I'm following. Viruses can be airborne, maybe stupidity can be transmitted through eye contact?
