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by wraptile 1277 days ago
In all fairness, that's the whole point of the block feature - to avoid interaction with people you don't want to interact.

I'm definitely off an opinion that people should block and mute as much as possible to sanitize their social media exchanges. After all, how often do people turn around on strangers that were worthy of a block?

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People who wants to create their bubble chamber shouldn’t be in open social networks, IMO. Sure, you can say that it’s personal preference. Block feature is like a knife and should be used responsibly when someone has malintent and harassment. It should not be used to suppress opposing argument in respectful debates. To add insult to injury, Lex continues to deceive the public that he is all about loving everyone and respects all sides of arguments. At least, this behavior is damaging if a person is influencer and can impact public policies. It definitely isn’t acceptable behavior from future Twitter CEO.
I disagree, nobody is entitled to my time. I think exercising control over your social interaction is really the only way to stay healthy. If you plug into the matrix and just consume everything thrown at you, you'll surely be overwhelmed as attacks are ifninitely cheaper than rebutals.

I think CEO that understand the importance of social sanitization would be a good thing.

I think people have a right to do it sure but I think it very quickly leads to a total insulation from opposing viewpoints