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1. pistolero :thispersondoesnotexist: (p@freespeechextremist.com)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2023 19:14:26 JST pistolero :thispersondoesnotexist:

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   @errante Oh, holy shit.
   
   Blockbots are just a solution to the problem of "UI gives no indicator that you are blocked and thus your attempt at a thoughtful response has gone directly to the void". Blocks as currently done on fedi are a passive-aggressive shitshow and Masto/Akkoma/etc.'s attempts to hide them are what created the blockbots. Then the "Oh, no, don't tell anyone about the blocks!" boshit is what caused the "Let's make a public blockbot!" drama. Someone clicks a button that says they don't wish to talk to me, that is useful information to me: I can avoid wasting time trying to talk to them.
   
   It's like a horror film watching these people try to build this wall to conceal the operation of the network from the people using it. I disagree with but can understand trying to present a simplified view of the mechanics of fedi, but the number of times I have had to explain to someone on FSE the reasons a follow request might get stuck seems to indicate that the abstractions are too leaky. But this is a different thing, right? "You're blocked but may not know about that" is actually the server, the goddamn *machine*, keeping a secret from the human about the human's account. It's fucked, Akkoma is the product of a diseased mind.
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