Blocking someone over mild disagreements is a symptom of social media trauma.

Too many people have been victims of targeted online harassment, or have found themselves in communities where members are frequently combative and purposely hurtful in their posts.

It stands to reason that people who have experienced this are defensive. But if you block everyone who disagrees with you, then you have constructed an echo chamber.

We can disagree yet still be kind to each other. Give it a chance.

@voltronic I don’t block over disagreements but I block quite a lot. I feel that similar to irl, there are some red flags that make me question good faith engagement, or people I don’t want digging around on my profile. Doesn’t necessarily mean they have bad intent, and it’s likely a result of being stalked irl, but having and using the tools help me feel safe. I’m sure there are some privacy settings I could change to lock my profile up, but I find this works for me.