People prefer to mute rather than block because even online, they're afraid of a confrontation act. Blocking let's someone know they're so low value that removing them from the conversation improves the quality.
Replying to @EdLatimore
You’re on the upper level of twitter users now, is it true they’re also working on a “send assassins” option?
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