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Is it improper to do "Disengage" too early in a discussion? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 week ago by ButtBidet@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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I'm just middle aged and lost all energy for unproductive discussions. The second another poster posts something genuinely hostile, like "touch grass" kinda shit, I'm just done talking. Also if we're six comments in and the other guy won't even admit to being wrong to the thing he said on comment one, despite me doing twenty minutes of research to prove conclusively that he's wrong, I don't want to waste another second of my life on him.

I gotta have 10% of the "disengage" comments on this site.

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[–] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It feels like Hexbear is warmer than other places on social media. But I have this habit of scrolling past long comment chains, so maybe I'm just missing it.

Does blocking prevent the other person from seeing and replying to you? Or does it just stop you from seeing them? Thanks.

[–] PointAndClique@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Also do note, if you block a user, you will also be unable to view any replies to comments they make (but the 'xx more replies > ' link will still show and their comments will show up towards the post comment count. It's a glitch I believe but it's a weird artifact that kind of reminds you of the person you blocked, and can hide legitimate comments you would like to read. (I'm relaying this from what I've heard, I haven't blocked anyone)

[–] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

Good to know

[–] RaisedFistJoker@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

it also comes up from when you click on a thread at it says 40 comments and you go on and there is no comments, because the only top level comments are from people you blocked ( i block after very little annonyance)

[–] frauddogg@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago

That's what your browser's incognito-adjacent mode is for, just in case someone I know is a total fuckhead is in a comment chain of someone I actually fw

[–] REgon@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Stops you from seeing them

[–] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Thanks. I guess I'd like them to not be able to reply to me, but not seeing them is pretty good too.

[–] REgon@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago

Yeah it would be nice if it went both ways.

[–] Blockocheese@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I dont think they can reply to you, I've blocked someone for being overly hostile in an argument and they couldn't reply to me

[–] REgon@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

I've blocked a bunch of people and sometimes I see I have replies I can't see. I checked the comment chain while logged out and it was someone I'd blocked, so they can still reply sometimes at least

[–] bumpusoot@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago

Blocked people have replied to me in the past. It definitely only half-stops you seeing their posts.