I'm just middle aged and lost all energy for unproductive discussions. The second another poster posts something genuinely hostile, like "touch grass" kinda shit, I'm just done talking. Also if we're six comments in and the other guy won't even admit to being wrong to the thing he said on comment one, despite me doing twenty minutes of research to prove conclusively that he's wrong, I don't want to waste another second of my life on him.

I gotta have 10% of the "disengage" comments on this site.

  • Blockocheese [any]
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    2 months ago

    At least on this site, there's so many times its the same miserable poster being overly hostile for no reason, there's no point in engaging

    I block people all the time for being kinda annoying or unfunny or hostile to others and don't think twice about it

    • ButtBidet [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      It feels like Hexbear is warmer than other places on social media. But I have this habit of scrolling past long comment chains, so maybe I'm just missing it.

      Does blocking prevent the other person from seeing and replying to you? Or does it just stop you from seeing them? Thanks.

      • PointAndClique [they/them]
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        2 months ago

        Also do note, if you block a user, you will also be unable to view any replies to comments they make (but the 'xx more replies > ' link will still show and their comments will show up towards the post comment count. It's a glitch I believe but it's a weird artifact that kind of reminds you of the person you blocked, and can hide legitimate comments you would like to read. (I'm relaying this from what I've heard, I haven't blocked anyone)

        • RaisedFistJoker [she/her]
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          2 months ago

          it also comes up from when you click on a thread at it says 40 comments and you go on and there is no comments, because the only top level comments are from people you blocked ( i block after very little annonyance)

        • frauddogg [they/them, null/void]
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          2 months ago

          That's what your browser's incognito-adjacent mode is for, just in case someone I know is a total fuckhead is in a comment chain of someone I actually fw

        • ButtBidet [he/him]
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          2 months ago

          Thanks. I guess I'd like them to not be able to reply to me, but not seeing them is pretty good too.

          • Blockocheese [any]
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            2 months ago

            I dont think they can reply to you, I've blocked someone for being overly hostile in an argument and they couldn't reply to me

            • REgon [they/them]
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              2 months ago

              I've blocked a bunch of people and sometimes I see I have replies I can't see. I checked the comment chain while logged out and it was someone I'd blocked, so they can still reply sometimes at least

            • bumpusoot [any]
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              2 months ago

              Blocked people have replied to me in the past. It definitely only half-stops you seeing their posts.

    • Fishroot [none/use name]
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      2 months ago

      the same miserable poster being overly hostile

      Some of them reminds me of my time working in a kitchen. You have one or two of those psychoes who get spit on the bosses or customers and they lash out at the juniors of the crew.

      Absolute control freaks with a napoleonic complexe

            • Fishroot [none/use name]
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              2 months ago

              Ah shit lmao i’m so sorry but yes working in the kitchen sucks and we are seeing similar behaviour out of kitchen situation too.

              I guess this is just human condition