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?

  • SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
    74·
    4 days ago

    Hexbear is fine? I don’t get why everyone dislikes hexbear. Most smart conversations I’ve had involve a hex user.

    I’d rather block more .world users

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.todayEnglish
      61·
      4 days ago

      .ml and lemmy grad are more aggressive version of Hexbear, calling everything “lib” is a common conservative buzzword,“for things i dont like. one in the same”, so i block that instance too.

    • Pika@rekabu.ruEnglish
      51·
      4 days ago

      Hexbear users are commonly ideological purists and will often get aggressive once you have the slightest of disagreements.

      There are exceptions though, and you can have thoughtful conversations there too.

    • Skavau@piefed.socialEnglish
      21·
      4 days ago

      They can be very trolly, but also people very much dislike the pervasive ideology on there.