I'll never understand blocking discourse. We don't often have the luxury of "blocking" people IRL, so why *shouldn't* we exercise it in the spaces we use to get away from... all that?
Because in real life:
1. You have every right to disconnect from people who are abusive/harmful.
2. You can generally havesome element of control over who comes into your space.
3. Personally I don't want to givtrills the power of having their voices heard.
4. You do you, but blocks can = safety
I agree with everything you've said here, but the way your first reply starts sounds like you might think you're disagreeing with me? I'm pro-block-everyone-you-want-to-block.
Lmao, that's quite alright. I'm ADHD/autistic, so I also tend to overexplain things to prevent misunderstanding, only to then have my tone misunderstood 😅
I’m hope you don’t mind a little fanboying, but I have been a huge fan of your comics for such a long time. They’ve brought sanity and humor into my life when I’ve really needed it. Thank you!
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I’m at the point that I’m just blocking anyone that even brings up “freedom of speech”. I’m so tired and they’re welcome to debate bro that with their dog.
Blocking a stranger isn't actually harmful to them at all, except for maybe reminding them they are so abrasive that people don't want to interact with them at all if they have a choice. If they don't take that to consider how they act online, that's on them.
