But they are leaving you alone. You can’t see their comment if you blocked them. They could be screaming like a monkey with rabies and you’ll never notice.
If the idea that they can still comment bothers you, then you indeed want to punish them, rather than just ignore them.
Yes, they blocked me, and I’m calling them a nanner-head for all of you to see. But they don’t know they’ve been called a nanner-head behind their back, so they’ve been left alone. Now they only know they’re being called a nanner-head on the internet if someone shows them a screenshot. Being called a nanner-head behind their back on the public internet is not likely to affect them in real life, so what’s the harm?
When you have blocked someone, and they comment on your post, do they come to your front door and start yelling?
Are they standing across the road with a large, vulgar sign?
Do you get a phone call?
Do you in any way get notified?
Can you even see their comment?
If you answer “no” to the above, then you are left alone. They are no longer your concern. If you’re still concerned, then that’s a problem in your head.
Technically, that’s still leaving YOU alone. They’re just talking behind your back. And people I’ve blocked probably have, but I don’t know and I don’t care. I don’t need to silence others to stop listening to them.
Oh no! The potential that someone is mocking me, behind my back, without me witnessing or knowing it, really keeps me awake at night!
I mean, really. If you’ve gone so far as to block someone, do you even care that they’re mocking you?
If so, why? And are you aware that someone can mock you, or spread crap about you behind your back, without explicitly needing the ability to comment on your threads?
Got me in the first half, but no, I want them to leave me alone. That’s what ignore should be all about.
But they are leaving you alone. You can’t see their comment if you blocked them. They could be screaming like a monkey with rabies and you’ll never notice.
If the idea that they can still comment bothers you, then you indeed want to punish them, rather than just ignore them.
Yes, they blocked me, and I’m calling them a nanner-head for all of you to see. But they don’t know they’ve been called a nanner-head behind their back, so they’ve been left alone. Now they only know they’re being called a nanner-head on the internet if someone shows them a screenshot. Being called a nanner-head behind their back on the public internet is not likely to affect them in real life, so what’s the harm?
But they’re really not though, if they’re commenting on your post, whether or not you can see it
When you have blocked someone, and they comment on your post, do they come to your front door and start yelling?
Are they standing across the road with a large, vulgar sign?
Do you get a phone call?
Do you in any way get notified?
Can you even see their comment?
If you answer “no” to the above, then you are left alone. They are no longer your concern. If you’re still concerned, then that’s a problem in your head.
Technically, that’s still leaving YOU alone. They’re just talking behind your back. And people I’ve blocked probably have, but I don’t know and I don’t care. I don’t need to silence others to stop listening to them.
But they can still mock you without you witnessing.
That’s always true. In real life, and online. You can’t control what people think or say.
If you want to witness it, don’t block them. It’s your peace of mind, you decide how to spend it.
…and? They could do that that even without seeing your content.
Oh no! The potential that someone is mocking me, behind my back, without me witnessing or knowing it, really keeps me awake at night!
I mean, really. If you’ve gone so far as to block someone, do you even care that they’re mocking you?
If so, why? And are you aware that someone can mock you, or spread crap about you behind your back, without explicitly needing the ability to comment on your threads?
What if someone is posting nonsense and you want to refute them? You want to silence others.