A true block like on Mastodon where when you block a user they can't see your profile or posts, and can't comment on your posts, they simply cease to exist.

That's a block, what the sites like Lemmy/KBIN have is not a true block, like Reddit, it's a mask, where when you block a user, you no longer can see their posts and comments, which is no small blessing, but they can still see your profile and your posts and comment their filth on them.

This has got to be changed to where it's a true block, because allowing the monsters to have at your posts, with no way to stop them, is simply abusive.

On the Internet you're not arguing to convince that person you're arguing with.
You should argue to challenge the statements that person made for other people that will read the thread so those opinions are not out there without any counterarguments

The small sarcasm on the left cracks me up for some reason

In an Internet argument, it usually takes like 2-3 replies in to figure out if a person is arguing in good or bad faith.

If they are arguing in bad faith, there is no reason not to block them, they are wasting your time

It can be SO tempting to reply to someone who’s being a jerk, but it’s very rarely worth it. I restrain myself because nobody “wins” an argument online. It’s just two bickering losers.

I used to be proud of how I never blocked anybody.

Now I don't look back:-).

Live and learn.

Peace is boring. I want people's messy ugly opinions about stupid shit that doesn't matter. It gets me out of bed in the morning

I want to disagree but...

No thank you.

Do like the guy in the photo and fall asleep in the middle of conversations. Nobody will argue with you.

The guy is/was banging his granddaughter, he may know something about not giving a fuck.

I dont block people. I see how it's useful and help deal with trolls, but it gives people the easy path out of discussion and actually thinking about something.

It gets to a point where you just block anyone who disagrees with you and leads to the bubble life.

For me, i think that all ideas, even the bad ones, should have a voice. They should have a place in the world, hearing both good and bad ideas can help to separate them and identify people who srgue in bad faith.

Although that decision came from spending time fruitlessly arguing with people on the site that shall not be named.

Whats Samuel L Jackson got to do with this

I can’t tell if they deliberately put a comma there in order to change the meaning of the phrase.