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Why do you block people? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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Source: PizzaCake Comics by Ellen Woodbury.

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[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you never had to block anyone, you might be in a more lucky spot. Just because you don't have or see a problem, does not mean the problem does not exist. Just a reminder.

It's the same as with racism, for example. If you're not part of a minority, or hide it well enough, you don't see the racism.

Or so I've heard. I'm also in a lucky spot.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

I’m like @AugustWest@lemm.ee on the no-blocking-ever front.

None of us want Lemmy to be a Nazi bar, right? So if we see a Nazi on here and all of us block them today, they can circlejerk in a comment tomorrow and a newly registered user will see no one downvoted them or called them out.*

As a privileged person, I feel an obligation not to block anyone, and even feel I’m abdicating my duty a little by not browsing logged out sometimes to make sure Nazis can’t block me and spread hate without counterpoints lodged against them.

*would a “widely-blocked user” tag help? Not if they create a new account after every other post, & scummy users could mitigate by proactively blocking using “SJW user” lists, but it’s an idea