{"id":8449,"date":"2021-02-17T08:58:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T13:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=8449"},"modified":"2021-02-17T08:58:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T13:58:34","slug":"linked-on-blocking-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2021\/02\/17\/linked-on-blocking-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: On Blocking &#038; Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:1228,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/zeynep\\\/status\\\/1361680717416177664&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20240627221127\\\/https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/zeynep\\\/status\\\/1361680717416177664&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-03 19:12:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-21 20:18:53&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-11 10:31:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-22 15:57:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06 16:47:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-12 01:31:26&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 08:20:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-23 14:04:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 23:14:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 23:14:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zeynep\/status\/1361680717416177664\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Great Twitter Thread by Zeynep who is a writer \/ journalist for various publications<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I try not to block actual criticism but things I&#8217;ve started pretty much automatically blocking to make Twitter usable:<\/p>\n<p>Snitch-tagging;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh you&#8217;re surprised?&#8221; reply guys;<\/p>\n<p>People who respond to an article *I* wrote with a point made in the article as if I could have no idea.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is worth a read but since 2008, I\u2019m a rapid blocker and my spidey-sense around trolls and jerks has been very accurate. When I go against my gut and decide to have a dialogue with them, I always find myself saying \u201cyep, called it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>What do I mean? I like discussion, debate and I\u2019m very fast at realizing I\u2019m wrong, admitting it and moving on. I like when someone out there who I haven\u2019t met before can change my mind. It\u2019s a sign of personal growth\u2026we should always be willing and able to change our opinions if it\u2019s for the better and backed by facts.<\/p>\n<p>User nicolejleboeuf Replies with this:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The block button can be so freeing. I started off using it only in extreme circumstances, then realized I had every right to curate my Twitter experience so that it was fun, educational, social, and not detrimental to my emotional well-being.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I block constantly. It\u2019s my feed, my space and you don\u2019t have a right to be in it. We\u2019re sharing a platform but my head-space is sacred so when someone comments on one of my videos or sends me a reply that is clearly trolling, I just block and don\u2019t engage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Does that make me a snow flake? No. It means my time is valuable and I don\u2019t have time to engage with people who don\u2019t add value. They\u2019re latching on to something I did or said in order to bring us both down and it\u2019s very easy online to simply not participate.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Great Twitter Thread by Zeynep who is a writer \/ journalist for various publications: I try not to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2021-02-17T13:58:42Z","apple_news_api_id":"82fd1a55-a07e-45e9-ab1a-e0e74536d336","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2021-02-17T13:58:42Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/Agv0aVaB-RemrGuDnRTbTNg","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8449","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-linked","7":"cs-entry","8":"cs-video-wrap"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-2ch","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":360,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2009\/06\/09\/regarding-my-ego-and-negative-criticism\/","url_meta":{"origin":8449,"position":0},"title":"\u2605 Regarding my &#8220;ego&#8221; and Negative Criticism","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"June 9, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Too often am I \"pissing off\" people for being thin skinned and overreacting but I think it's time to address this. 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