Someone says something factually incorrect (usually about trans people, usually a “detrans lesbian” who is most certainly a 21 year old cis man alternating between /pol/ and tumblr). Just straight up lies. You call them out, they block you, and then continue posting lies.
I get blocking as a tool for mental health, avoiding harassment, keeping one’s sanity - but it’s problematic when blocks are used to hide lies.
I wish blocking also prevented them from viewing my posts
I wish that too, but I understand why it isn’t. Opens the blocking mechanism up to abuse.
It’s really obnoxious on tumblr.
Someone says something factually incorrect (usually about trans people, usually a “detrans lesbian” who is most certainly a 21 year old cis man alternating between /pol/ and tumblr). Just straight up lies. You call them out, they block you, and then continue posting lies.
I get blocking as a tool for mental health, avoiding harassment, keeping one’s sanity - but it’s problematic when blocks are used to hide lies.
Especially problematic if used by a comm owner - they outright become a mini admin in their comm.
Extremely obnoxious on Reddit. That is a massive strategy people use, insulting someone and then blocking them so they can’t reply, or even report