I'd like to remind everyone there is a "block user" and a "block sub" button under every post and every comment. Please use them! You can unblock users by clicking the "blocked" tab on the preferences page, or unblock subs by going to that sub directly and hitting "unblock sub" under any post there.

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[–]Pis-dur 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Exactly. I would advise not to block anybody. Blocking people makes a person getting into his own echo chamber, which should not be how we use the Internet. Instead, we should report users to the moderators if they spread spam or break the rules of a sub.
(dammit, I've repeated it 3 times in this post, I feel like a spammer now -.- )

[–]Akali 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

don't worry. The guy I was referencing to spammed 1 word comments and did it like 15 time. You're no spammer.

[–]SaidOverRed 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Thank you (and akali). I'm trying very hard to fight the ... echo chamber effect that the internet is reinforcing lately. I'm glad I'm not the only one who realizes that what I'm attempting is a good thing. I don't expect others do it. It can be hard and frustrating to constantly force yourself to interact with ideas you know you won't agree with, but I have to be sure of the things I believe.

So far, the most surprising thing is that a lot of people I heartily disagree with can see the same problems I do, sometimes with even better clarity than me. I am aware that that is not always a given (anymore), but I was expecting that mismatch to be worse. It seems mainly solutions and expected outcomes are what primarily differs between me and others (and everyone else).