This is a lesson i learnt on Dota. The game has far to many toxic players, or people giving up way too easily. I just started muting anyone the second they give the slightest hint of insulting a teammate. The vibes are so much better now.
There’s a big difference between a game and the open and free exchange of ideas on social media. If someone is actively harassing you, sure, but if you just keep muting anyone you don’t like or that disagrees with you, then you are definitely part of the problem and might as well just shut the curtains and lock yourself in your apartment and never speak to anyone ever again.
This is putting your fingers in your ears and hoping they go away. That doesn’t work with these fucks.
If someone walks up to you on the street and stabs you, do you engage them in reasonable conversation or do you run away/have them arrested?
This is the internet version of that - there are some people you talk to, and some people you walk away from.
I think most reasonable people would fight back. But I guess that requires some amount of spine that certain people cannot muster.
Did you ever watch Back to The Future? Because I think you could learn a lot from Part III and the “he’s an arsehole” scene at the end. And from the scene with Needles and the rolls-royce.
Real life isn’t a movie.
This is way overkill. People can make a mistake. A simple typo can completely change the meaning of some text. Blocking someone forever because of an inadvertent typo, or the like, is just dumb on your part
This is a good way to create echo-chambers. But hey it is good advice when used with nuance.
“ackshually you have to listen to the miserable fuckwads or you’re in an echo chamber” well good thing this post just provided some great advice
Actually you DO NEED to engage in a few bouts to assess how miserable they are to decide whether it’s worth it to continue a conversation.
Otherwise you’re just another wannabe despot (like Trump) who likes to listen to themselves & thinks the world revolves around them.
That’s just echo-chambering yourself. You might get some weird ideas about reality as a result.
While some people need blocking of course. It’s a balance. Give them a second chance.
