**Mike Burns** @mikeburns@octodon.social · May 10, 2018, 03:57

**Mike Burns** @mikeburns@octodon.social · May 10, 2018, 03:57

Mike Burns @mikeburns@octodon.social

May 10, 2018, 03:57

Mike Burns @mikeburns@octodon.social

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@Shamar does this argument have space for the nuance between blocking someone because they are different vs blocking someone because they are harassing you vs blocking some because they are not directly harassing you specifically but the things they post are triggering and without CW vs other decisions like that?

(I'm struggling to think of a time when I've blocked because of "differences".)

**Mike Burns** @mikeburns@octodon.social · May 10, 2018, 12:39

**Mike Burns** @mikeburns@octodon.social · May 10, 2018, 12:39

May 10, 2018, 12:39

Mike Burns @mikeburns@octodon.social

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@Shamar
I have yet to see the block feature used for anything besides trolls and harassers, TBH. Have you seen otherwise?

**Mike Burns** @mikeburns@octodon.social · May 10, 2018, 17:45

**Mike Burns** @mikeburns@octodon.social · May 10, 2018, 17:45

May 10, 2018, 17:45

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@Shamar
Looks like we've confirmed my point.

**Mike Burns** @mikeburns@octodon.social · May 10, 2018, 17:59

**Mike Burns** @mikeburns@octodon.social · May 10, 2018, 17:59

May 10, 2018, 17:59

Mike Burns @mikeburns@octodon.social

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@Shamar
In your subtoot you implied that you were blocked because you "were different." Is that what this is? In which way?

**Shamar** @Shamar · 2018-05-10T18:16:33Z

Shamar @Shamar

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@mikeburns

Unfortunately it seems like that's not so common in the fediverse as it is in Italy.

Many people don't listen if you don't tell them what they like to read, and if you keep reasoning (peacefully and listening and asking for the reasons of their opinions) with them they don't even mute the conversation, they block you.

So in practice I suspect that people are so used to echo chambers, that they've lost /2

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**Mike Burns** @mikeburns@octodon.social · May 10, 2018, 19:00

**Mike Burns** @mikeburns@octodon.social · May 10, 2018, 19:00

May 10, 2018, 19:00

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@Shamar
I think that's a misreading of what is going on, though.

Birdsite and others - including some fediverse instances - are crawling with accounts that coordinate attacks against underrepresented or minority people.

Those accounts organize in public via dogwhistles. So if you come in with those same dogwhistles (e.g. "free speech"), you're off to a bad start. It's a health risk for many people to push through known dogwhistles.