• ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I got so tired of seeing their BS posts and comments, and the incessant flood of weird little fringe YouTuber communities they were constantly spinning up, I blocked them. It’s been a much nicer Lemmy experience since then.

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      4 months ago

      Every time I’m tempted to block them I feel like I need to keep them around simply to gauge how Lemmy is reacting to them as a way to check Lemmy’s health.

      • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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        4 months ago

        Also… if you block them that means they are more likely to appear to be speaking with authority to the ignorant because everyone who knows what’s actually going on is blocking them and so isn’t fact checking.

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          4 months ago

          This right here is the correct path. Debunking their bs is never gonna change their minds. BUT, those that come along after and read the conversation can see that clearly one side is arguing in bad faith. It ain’t much, but it’s honest work.