welp, i think i've made it into a block chain. all the socjus twitters i've visited today have barred me from reading their perspectives.
block chains are sometimes used to curb angry pile-ons, but filters do that too. IMO mass blocking just creates echo chambers (and drama)
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Because of you laci im staring to message some of the people im disagreein with in dms' ½
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to try to negate any hostility and try to see if theres something i can see for why they think like they do 2/2
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so im tryna talk with some of the tariq followers to try and see where theyre comin from maybe.
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If someone has a valid, sound view. They should be able to reasonably be able to get you to understand. Unless they are someone who shouts
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the guys im messaging kinda are shouting and frankly i think are very misinformed, but everyone has a reason for actin how they do.
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Yeah. The main trouble is the misinformed never want to hear a view that may differ from theirs
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what im offering up is for me to say nothing, i just wanna hear their perspective.
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I spent my time shoutin today, gotta take time to listen too.
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I'm blocked by tonnes of people I've never interacted with and probably have very little conflict with. It's unproductive to do that.
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In your case, yes. Because you engage in good faith. But there are many who do not. And I feel absolutely fine filtering them out.
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don't get me wrong I've been helping people import and export blocklists so they can avoid the "thot patrol" today
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There's uses for this stuff, I just think it's also worthwhile to not get carried away with block sprees or bots
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Unfortunately they're terrible inconsistent because they're manually maintained. They're a very broad solution to an existing problem.
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I understand the need for them, but it's very much a "baby out with the bathwater" solution to the problem.
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Not following. What problem?
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The problem of blocking people who repeatedly troll/harass people on Twitter. The problem with block bots is there's no consistency.
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Oh. Lol. I genuinely thought everyone understood that Twitter is just for shitposting or, at least, not having a meaningful dialogue.
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It means you're doing something right.
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Agreed.
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It’s the shut-down of opposing views for the protection of uncertainty and personal anger felt towards contradiction.
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Now, some users may feel the need to block out toxicity, but it showcases a pattern of neglect and bias to hide from an opposing thought.
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