11 ms·

Not exactly related to the link but apparently the author of that tweet blocked me. I don’t recall having ever had any interactions with them. Is there a way t

Not exactly related to the link but apparently the author of that tweet blocked me. I don’t recall having ever had any interactions with them. Is there a way to contact that person and figure out why? I have no idea what I did and I’m quite puzzled.

stonogo 8y ago
You find out someone has blocked you, and your instinct is to communicate with them? The specific thing they have explicitly disallowed? I'd reconsider this, and just move on.
- the_mitsuhiko 8y ago
  Is that how you are supposed to deal with that? How is one supposed to improve as a human if one does not know where their mistakes are? If I did something wrong I would like to know. I did not contact that person anyways and I doubt there is a way. But at least knowing when I was blocked could help me deduce what might be the reason. Honestly I do find this quite upsetting.
  - philwelch 8y ago
    It could just be irrational intolerance on the part of the other person.
  - Shish2k 8y ago
    > Is that how you are supposed to deal with that? I believe the commonly accepted answer is "Yes, it's not my job to give you the necessary information to improve yourself". The same people who say that also often ask "Why aren't the people around me improving themselves?" :P (Personally, I would prefer it if people pointed out my mistakes, and I do the same for others as a courtesy, not an obligation. I do understand if they don't have the energy to do that, but I think if they don't, then they forfeit the right to complain about a lack of improvement)
    - the_mitsuhiko 8y ago
      > I believe the commonly accepted answer is "Yes, it's not my job to give you the necessary information to improve yourself". The same people who say that also often ask "Why aren't the people around me improving themselves?" But that’s in no way comparable. When in the real world i screw up I can tell from people’s responses. Body language, their actions etc. In this case it’s just discovering at one point someone blocked one without any indication of when that happened and why without any indication. //edit: also even weirder in an effort to see where our interactions might have been i found a tweet from 2014 by myself about the same topic: https://mobile.twitter.com/mitsuhiko/status/526492308867670017 https://mobile.twitter.com/mitsuhiko/status/5264923088676700...
woodman 8y ago
There is a good chance they subscribe to a blocklist, so you could be blocked by anyone of a thousand people. Image the old PGP web of trust, but for crafting perfect echo chambers. I wonder if anybody has ever done the math on that.

stonogo 8y ago

You find out someone has blocked you, and your instinct is to communicate with them? The specific thing they have explicitly disallowed? I'd reconsider this, and just move on.

the_mitsuhiko 8y ago
Is that how you are supposed to deal with that? How is one supposed to improve as a human if one does not know where their mistakes are? If I did something wrong I would like to know. I did not contact that person anyways and I doubt there is a way. But at least knowing when I was blocked could help me deduce what might be the reason. Honestly I do find this quite upsetting.
- philwelch 8y ago
  It could just be irrational intolerance on the part of the other person.
- Shish2k 8y ago
  > Is that how you are supposed to deal with that? I believe the commonly accepted answer is "Yes, it's not my job to give you the necessary information to improve yourself". The same people who say that also often ask "Why aren't the people around me improving themselves?" :P (Personally, I would prefer it if people pointed out my mistakes, and I do the same for others as a courtesy, not an obligation. I do understand if they don't have the energy to do that, but I think if they don't, then they forfeit the right to complain about a lack of improvement)
  - the_mitsuhiko 8y ago
    > I believe the commonly accepted answer is "Yes, it's not my job to give you the necessary information to improve yourself". The same people who say that also often ask "Why aren't the people around me improving themselves?" But that’s in no way comparable. When in the real world i screw up I can tell from people’s responses. Body language, their actions etc. In this case it’s just discovering at one point someone blocked one without any indication of when that happened and why without any indication. //edit: also even weirder in an effort to see where our interactions might have been i found a tweet from 2014 by myself about the same topic: https://mobile.twitter.com/mitsuhiko/status/526492308867670017 https://mobile.twitter.com/mitsuhiko/status/5264923088676700...

woodman 8y ago

There is a good chance they subscribe to a blocklist, so you could be blocked by anyone of a thousand people. Image the old PGP web of trust, but for crafting perfect echo chambers. I wonder if anybody has ever done the math on that.