I've been blocking a bit more too. I calmly, without responding, blocked the guy who called me an antisemitic slur here a few months ago. He had gone on a rant with everyone and I wrote him off as a fruit loop. I blocked someone else who's too much of an easily-triggered snowflake even when he largely agrees with me. I've blocked folks o…
I've been blocking a bit more too. I calmly, without responding, blocked the guy who called me an antisemitic slur here a few months ago. He had gone on a rant with everyone and I wrote him off as a fruit loop. I blocked someone else who's too much of an easily-triggered snowflake even when he largely agrees with me. I've blocked folks on Twitter who are just looking for an argument and don't know how to argue. (I got something I wanted for Christmas: Good Arguments: Making Your Case In Writing And Public Speaking which I reading and underlining now).
There ARE good people on social media, and on Substack, and I'd rather engage with them, including the ones who really really REALLY don't agree with me. Especially the ones who think they understand where I lie on the political spectrum based on one comment not directed at them ;) ) There are a few people on Twitter I've blocked pre-emptively because they were behaving in a highly toxic manner and I didn't want any crap from them. But really, I don't think I've blocked too many. I'm simply blocking a little more freely.
My goal in 2024 is to become a better writer, a better arguer, find the folks I disagree with with whom we might have some common ground, and drag liberalism back from the wokies and conservatism back from the Trumpers. And maybe make a few folks think a bit before I block them. I just don't want to waste my time on lost causes. They may not be lost causes forever but they may be too far away from changing for me to wait.
I've been blocking a bit more too. I calmly, without responding, blocked the guy who called me an antisemitic slur here a few months ago. He had gone on a rant with everyone and I wrote him off as a fruit loop. I blocked someone else who's too much of an easily-triggered snowflake even when he largely agrees with me. I've blocked folks on Twitter who are just looking for an argument and don't know how to argue. (I got something I wanted for Christmas: Good Arguments: Making Your Case In Writing And Public Speaking which I reading and underlining now).
There ARE good people on social media, and on Substack, and I'd rather engage with them, including the ones who really really REALLY don't agree with me. Especially the ones who think they understand where I lie on the political spectrum based on one comment not directed at them ;) ) There are a few people on Twitter I've blocked pre-emptively because they were behaving in a highly toxic manner and I didn't want any crap from them. But really, I don't think I've blocked too many. I'm simply blocking a little more freely.
My goal in 2024 is to become a better writer, a better arguer, find the folks I disagree with with whom we might have some common ground, and drag liberalism back from the wokies and conservatism back from the Trumpers. And maybe make a few folks think a bit before I block them. I just don't want to waste my time on lost causes. They may not be lost causes forever but they may be too far away from changing for me to wait.