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I don't think I've blocked anyone. There are plenty of users I disagree with on one point or another, but I like being exposed to different perspectives. I have to admit, I even like reading a spicy comment section sometimes (and by the up/downvote ratios on some threads, it's clear that other people like reading them, too, even if they wouldn't say so.) I know I'm not the only one breaking out the popcorn when I see a bigot getting torn apart in a comment chain.
If somebody seems to be trolling, I report them. But there seems to be a pattern of some trolls making accounts to spam, getting blocked by mods, and then popping up with a new username, so I don't see much point in blocking individual accounts.
I'm far more likely to block communities. Not because they're upsetting or offensive or anything, but because I either don't care about whatever its topic is, or I don't speak the language it's written in.