Some wingnut I've never spoken to before (or again (foreshadowing!)) accused me of living in an "echo chamber" because I block people.
Fuck the "echo chamber" discourse. I reject it entirely.I am not here to wear an ascetic's hair shirt because you think that surrounding myself with dickheads builds character.
Block early and block often. I expanded on this in some detail in my "On Blocking" post from a few years back, but it bears repeating. Especially now.
@jwz I really pissed off some dude once by saying, "it's not an echo chamber, it's called having friends. Maybe you should try that instead of whatever it is you're doing?"
@jwz@terri And by the way, no, this isn't called "having friends" because the web is meant as a circulation space, not as a conviviality space. It isn't the XMPP or the IRC protocol.
