You know, I was thinking about the blocking system while taking a bath - not specifically FA's but in general. While it's good for preventing creeps/stalkers/etc. from contacting you, on the otherhand it basically lets you just cut off all social interactions with ANYONE, and this is a very immature thing to do (aka being defensive):

-Disagreement with someone? block'm
-Losing an argument? block'm
-Jealous of someone? block'm
-Want to avoid an important conversation? block'm
-*insert small to moderate thing that has to do with another person, THAT you would have to properly deal with and discuss if you were living around/working with them* block'm

A rather famous example of this is the Hideki Kamiya twitter blocklist, where he'll block pretty much anyone for just slightly annoying him, even if it's just a casual question, or a positive comment. (which made me think of this in the first place)


Preventing people you hate or are scared of from contacting you is a good thing (like a restraining order), but making someone unable to talk to you just because of a disagreement or just saying "nope" to a situation is considerably immature and doesn't let people act like adults.


I'm not saying blocking systems are bad - far from it in fact: they're a means for people online to protect themselves from direct harassment from other people. But after a few thoughts I realized that it not perfect in terms of social interactions.



Just some passing thoughts. This doesn't specifically have something to do with the person I disagree with (I have to specifically say this when I think something might sound like it's about that person - not everything is about you).
Like any normal person on the internet I block many people and have also been blocked by many people, so I admit that this applies to myself as well.