monstertoronto 11,774 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 19 minutes ago, Franch Toast said: In my case, my Twitter account uses my full name and is part of my public professional identity––I mainly use it for work-related stuff. My Insta, meanwhile, is mainly for fun and is more about my personal life. It is connected to a dummy email account and does not contain my full name. If I were to use Threads the way I use Twitter, I'd need to start a new IG account. If it comes down to it, I'll do it, but I'v spent a lot of time and effort building up my Twitter profile. That makes sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivy 13,752 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 hour ago, LoliLux said: Person A tweets about Taylor Swifts new single. Random Person B comments on it and describes it as mediocre. Person A blocks Person B afterwards. This happened to me the other day lmao except I was person A and person B blocked me. I had tweeted about ARTPOP the meow in zombieboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious Bean 8,542 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 6 hours ago, LoliLux said: You describe an ideal situation in which it's like this: Person A is gay. Person B says "fa****t!!" in a tweet to him. Person A blocks person B. Alright, OK. Here we do not disagree, this is a valid reason. What I observe(d), though, on twitter is the following in 70%-80% of cases: Person A tweets about a new movie she liked. Random Person B comments on it and remarks a scene she didn't like. Person A is upset about this and blocks Person B. Person A tweets about Taylor Swifts new single. Random Person B comments on it and describes it as mediocre. Person A blocks Person B afterwards. Person A shares his travel experience from Sofia, Bulgaria and writes he wouldn't visit the city again. Person B, became follower of Person A weeks ago, feels offended b/c she is from Bulgaria and blocks Person A. Person A tweets about how she had a Pizza Hawaii today. Person B says it's racist to say Pizza Hawaii and blocks Person A. Person A has become "friends" with Person B and both follow each other. Two weeks later, Person B posts a selfie with JK Rowling, her idol [because of Harry Potter]. Person A calls her transphobic supporter and blocks her. Person A tweets about how he thinks that Christopher Street Days have become somehow commercial [in big western cities]. Person B is an organizer of CSDs [in NYC], reads that tweet and blocks Person A. Don't you (a question for everyone) have made experiences like these? The definition and threshold of harassment is for certain users very low. The blocking feature is MASSIVELY abused and misused. Too many people literally have thousand of users blocked because of situations like these. I have these experiences from twitter and from people who are even proud that they blocked them and wrote tweets about how they blocked them. Also from a dating site, where one user stated half of the people from his city are empty tiles [this doesn't mean no profile pic, it means he blocked every second user from his city]. My god there is literally nothing wrong with someone wanting to block someone. Even if it was for no reason, they shouldn’t need to justify their reasons why they blocked that person. The block option is so important on social media for so many reasons https://open.spotify.com/track/7q1GGm2mBlC9hPWige0C6e?si=6b5319d0e3b44fa6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 97,820 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 7 hours ago, LoliLux said: You describe an ideal situation in which it's like this: Person A is gay. Person B says "fa****t!!" in a tweet to him. Person A blocks person B. Alright, OK. Here we do not disagree, this is a valid reason. What I observe(d), though, on twitter is the following in 70%-80% of cases: Person A tweets about a new movie she liked. Random Person B comments on it and remarks a scene she didn't like. Person A is upset about this and blocks Person B. Person A tweets about Taylor Swifts new single. Random Person B comments on it and describes it as mediocre. Person A blocks Person B afterwards. Person A shares his travel experience from Sofia, Bulgaria and writes he wouldn't visit the city again. Person B, became follower of Person A weeks ago, feels offended b/c she is from Bulgaria and blocks Person A. Person A tweets about how she had a Pizza Hawaii today. Person B says it's racist to say Pizza Hawaii and blocks Person A. Person A has become "friends" with Person B and both follow each other. Two weeks later, Person B posts a selfie with JK Rowling, her idol [because of Harry Potter]. Person A calls her transphobic supporter and blocks her. Person A tweets about how he thinks that Christopher Street Days have become somehow commercial [in big western cities]. Person B is an organizer of CSDs [in NYC], reads that tweet and blocks Person A. Don't you (a question for everyone) have made experiences like these? The definition and threshold of harassment is for certain users very low. The blocking feature is MASSIVELY abused and misused. Too many people literally have thousand of users blocked because of situations like these. I have these experiences from twitter and from people who are even proud that they blocked them and wrote tweets about how they blocked them. Also from a dating site, where one user stated half of the people from his city are empty tiles [this doesn't mean no profile pic, it means he blocked every second user from his city]. so basically you're stuck on on stan Twitter and have no idea what happens beyond that All this to say what? You're annoyed by people blocking random users they don't wanna interact with? Literally how is that an issue in any way? It's wild that you're even arguing about why a BLOCK button, literally a basic function in all social media platforms to every exist, is bad. Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 97,820 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 7 hours ago, LoliLux said: You describe an ideal situation in which it's like this: Person A is gay. Person B says "fa****t!!" in a tweet to him. Person A blocks person B. Alright, OK. Here we do not disagree, this is a valid reason. What I observe(d), though, on twitter is the following in 70%-80% of cases: Person A tweets about a new movie she liked. Random Person B comments on it and remarks a scene she didn't like. Person A is upset about this and blocks Person B. Person A tweets about Taylor Swifts new single. Random Person B comments on it and describes it as mediocre. Person A blocks Person B afterwards. Person A shares his travel experience from Sofia, Bulgaria and writes he wouldn't visit the city again. Person B, became follower of Person A weeks ago, feels offended b/c she is from Bulgaria and blocks Person A. Person A tweets about how she had a Pizza Hawaii today. Person B says it's racist to say Pizza Hawaii and blocks Person A. Person A has become "friends" with Person B and both follow each other. Two weeks later, Person B posts a selfie with JK Rowling, her idol [because of Harry Potter]. Person A calls her transphobic supporter and blocks her. Person A tweets about how he thinks that Christopher Street Days have become somehow commercial [in big western cities]. Person B is an organizer of CSDs [in NYC], reads that tweet and blocks Person A. Don't you (a question for everyone) have made experiences like these? The definition and threshold of harassment is for certain users very low. The blocking feature is MASSIVELY abused and misused. Too many people literally have thousand of users blocked because of situations like these. I have these experiences from twitter and from people who are even proud that they blocked them and wrote tweets about how they blocked them. Also from a dating site, where one user stated half of the people from his city are empty tiles [this doesn't mean no profile pic, it means he blocked every second user from his city]. And for reference, here are a few scenarios that actually matter in the real world beyond blocking people for pizza preference 16 hours ago, alsemanche said: This is seriously horrible. So many people block people who constantly harass and bully them. Now it's a free for all. Not to mention the people who block their family members so they don't expose their queer identities to them, the adult entertainers who block their real-life connections so they remain hidden... What a vile man. Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helxig 45,427 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I ****ing hate this scummy cretin. A lot of people use the block feature to prevent people (often dangerous people) from seeing their content and knowing what they are doing. He's just.... UGH. Guillotine. I'll be myself until they fūcking close the coffin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helxig 45,427 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 18 hours ago, RAMROD said: And people wanna avoid Threads cos it's connected to IG account I was going to join Threads but I hate Meta. Zucker is almost as bad as Musk. Why tf are these our options??? Oh right... money I'll be myself until they fūcking close the coffin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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