good for you, I should probably block people more often too. but I'd recommend against announcing something like that, trolls might see it as a challenge. you don't want to attract more assholes.
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I intend to attract and connect with more people who are like me, as described in this post. Not those trolls. Users with bad behavior will be held accountable.
yea I know that, but trolls love that. they can always make new accounts.
There’s a difference between filtering out abusive behavior and avoiding differing opinions.
Just FYI, reports aren't anonymous on Lemmy. I've seen some mods that have banned users over what they felt was report abuse.
I dunno how often you're running into these comments, so it may not be an issue for you, but just thought I'd make sure you were aware of that, in case you're in a community with hypersensitive mods.
Also, some instances managed for one user can see all reports about them. Just thought you should know this, OP.
Sorry about the downvotes OP. Good for you! Remember, this is social media; you aren't going to lose out by not seeing some users or comments. Hope your lemmy experience is better :D
Know your biases... This is how you build an echochamber
Yeah, because blocking someone insulting you is building an echo chamber. 🙄
Blocking someone for harassment = protecting your mental space.
I agree.
Reporting people who are unhelpful, though?
Good on you!
We all need to block and filter more quickly.
What kind of comments would qualify as "unhelpful"?
If you're on xitter, most users are toxic and toxicity is incentivised because engagement is money.
If prioritising your mental health, taking a break from ones like X and Facebook help.
Blocking negative content and hope it becomes wholesome can be exhausting and fruitless as it will reccomend it, regardless.
I personally found regularly scrubbing contacts that are not meaningful until you can take breaks more and more helps. Eventually, I refused to allow it my time or to cost my mental health so no longer use it. For me, the cost was greater than the benefit.
Is there a limit of blocked users on Lemmy?
I think, no.
what other platforms are you using and what do you get out of them?