I know this thread tends to be about era and has revolved around reddit for a bit, but there is one more Reddit Happening going on
so reddit has this block feature where you can block someone and you stop seeing anything they say or do, cool, right?
no, because they still get to keep seeing
you and can stalk you, downvote you, reply to you and appear to get the last word on arguments like they just shut you down, and you don't get to see any of it
blocking someone
blesses them with the ability to be your personal mischievous ghost
so reddit, in their infinite wisdom, have fixed the problem!
they have rolled out a new block feature, so when you block someone, neither of you can see anything the other person is doing, it's like you both don't exist to each other
except...this has broken reddit
- annoyed that someone you disagree with always comes into your threads and provides reasonable counterarguments? now they can't even see your threads! it's like you got to ban that one user from all discussions you start
- in the middle of an argument with someone who is annoying you? post your final statement and instantly block them, and they can't even reply! you win, champ!
- are you a spammer who posts useless nonsense or advertisements? block all the users who are known to be anti-spam reporters!
- want to complain to mods or admins about an issue without the other person getting to defend themselves? just block them and make your thread!
- are you nefarious and want to mock another subreddit without getting in trouble? just mass-block all the most active users over there, and they won't even know you're doing it! (reddit claims they want to implement systems to prevent mass blocking, but isn't that counterproductive for people who are being abused and need to mass block?)
it's like nobody even put a single thought into what would happen when they implemented this