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Mute though. And I learned something about his concern over accuracy. For instance, reddit hasn't quite lived in the shadow of Conde Nast in the meantime.

tome 5y ago
Yes, muting seems far less aggressive than blocking to me. For one thing the mutee doesn't even know it has happened. I don't quite understand why some Twitter users seems to take delight in announcing they have blocked someone.
- wombatpm 5y ago
  Muting saves you from the annoyance, but still subjects your followers.
- eproxus 5y ago
  Blocking on Twitter is such a meaningless feature. You can just log out to access the content someone who blocked you. It’s like the feature only exists to make people feel good about signaling their actions to the blocked party. Muting fulfills all the goals those features are supposed to solve. Does blocking actually add anything sensible on top that I missed?
  - jazzyjackson 5y ago
    I guess it prevents them from participating in the replies to your tweets, so it prevents your access to the parent’s audience. A tweet is kind of like a stage, you might have a million followers, everyone who replies is also seen by your audience. Blocking is like preventing people from getting up on your stage.
- Laforet 5y ago
  It is an announcement to the world that those are the type of questions and discussions that shall not be entertained. It may seem a bit aggressive but for any public figure who manages their own Twitter account it is not a bad idea when you get the same tweets thrown at you all day. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/blog/hideki-kamiya-twitter/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/blog/hideki-kamiya-twitt...
tptacek 5y ago
It's clear you should have blocked each other just from this conversation on HN. You weren't messaging him to have a conversation; you were looking for some kind of gratifying acknowledgement of your disagreement. I'm not saying you were wrong (I can't imagine spending the energy to even figure out what it is you disagree with him about); I'm saying it doesn't matter, shouldn't matter, and the block was a favor to both of you. That you'd be wound up about it five years later speaks volumes to how unhealthy the exchange between the two of you was.
- maxerickson 5y ago
  You are imputing a lot of state of mind to my initial remark. I enjoyed reading his books as was certainly disappointed when like 2 years after my tweet I realized he had blocked me for it. I of course don't recall my state of mind when I sent the tweet, but I don't think I paid it much attention until years later when I couldn't see a tweet someone else was quoting and wondered why.

tome 5y ago

Yes, muting seems far less aggressive than blocking to me. For one thing the mutee doesn't even know it has happened. I don't quite understand why some Twitter users seems to take delight in announcing they have blocked someone.

wombatpm 5y ago
Muting saves you from the annoyance, but still subjects your followers.
eproxus 5y ago
Blocking on Twitter is such a meaningless feature. You can just log out to access the content someone who blocked you. It’s like the feature only exists to make people feel good about signaling their actions to the blocked party. Muting fulfills all the goals those features are supposed to solve. Does blocking actually add anything sensible on top that I missed?
- jazzyjackson 5y ago
  I guess it prevents them from participating in the replies to your tweets, so it prevents your access to the parent’s audience. A tweet is kind of like a stage, you might have a million followers, everyone who replies is also seen by your audience. Blocking is like preventing people from getting up on your stage.
Laforet 5y ago
It is an announcement to the world that those are the type of questions and discussions that shall not be entertained. It may seem a bit aggressive but for any public figure who manages their own Twitter account it is not a bad idea when you get the same tweets thrown at you all day. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/blog/hideki-kamiya-twitter/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/blog/hideki-kamiya-twitt...

tptacek 5y ago

It's clear you should have blocked each other just from this conversation on HN. You weren't messaging him to have a conversation; you were looking for some kind of gratifying acknowledgement of your disagreement. I'm not saying you were wrong (I can't imagine spending the energy to even figure out what it is you disagree with him about); I'm saying it doesn't matter, shouldn't matter, and the block was a favor to both of you. That you'd be wound up about it five years later speaks volumes to how unhealthy the exchange between the two of you was.

maxerickson 5y ago
You are imputing a lot of state of mind to my initial remark. I enjoyed reading his books as was certainly disappointed when like 2 years after my tweet I realized he had blocked me for it. I of course don't recall my state of mind when I sent the tweet, but I don't think I paid it much attention until years later when I couldn't see a tweet someone else was quoting and wondered why.