This is interesting. I often bemoan letter grading in reviews, but when I see someone recuse themselves from grading, it strikes me as cowardly. 'This had lots of good stuff, some really tone-deaf stuff, and I didn't want to feel how it made me feel so I won't grade it' strikes me as fundamentally misunderstanding the…

deny someone their humanity and you lose the best way to win them over.

thanks for being willing to approach the humanity in someone who you (AND I) disagree with on issues.

I think blocking as a social tool is something most people dont use in a way that provides a net benefit to society. I guess to be more specific im uncomfortable with ghosting. If blocking required you explain why you blocked them and then they got a one-way, unanswerable message with that explanation, it would…

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