I think a use that people don’t really pick up on for the block button is that it isn’t just there for shit that makes you uncomfortable or feel unsafe.
It’s also there for shit that just annoys the fuck out of you.
Like there are entire blogs that exist for the sole purpose of complaining— okay not really complaining— whining about every piece of media under the sun. I just block them, now I see blogs full of people who actually like the shows/games/stories they talk about.
There are people who also post skits and make videos depicting scenarios that ostensibly make fun of annoying people like racists and Karens but functionally they provoke the same feelings of rage as actually meeting those people and they’re basically just another form of ragebait. So I block them.
People need to be WAY more liberal with the block button instead of treating it like a nuke to be held in reserve is what I’m saying.
