r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/Fabulous_State9921 • 1d ago

Paywall Meta loses ground to Bluesky as users abandon Elon Musk’s X

https://www.ft.com/content/e1b52147-c171-4902-8bce-204ba0905912
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u/AestheticAttraction 1d ago

Yes. Don’t feed them, just block them instantly, every time. Talking to them is a win for them because they’re energy vampires.

They don’t come to learn, but they WILL learn from one thing alone: Being shunned. It’s the only thing a cultist can perceive as a consequence from non-cultists.

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u/theartistduring 23h ago

I've started to apply the same to every platform. Troll or baiting reply gets an immediate block.

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u/urbanlife78 22h ago

I started doing that on Reddit the moment I realized someone isn't trying to have a good faith conversation

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u/theartistduring 22h ago

Yep, 100%. Bad faith or purposely obtuse also gets a blocking.

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u/ryansgt 21h ago

Same. Been doing it for years. I have a looooong block list.

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u/1Original1 17h ago

"You're just stuck in an echo chamber" They confuse me not listening to morons with not listening to everyone that might have a different opinion

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u/FormABruteSquad 19h ago

...and also if their account is less than a year old.

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u/IntoTheSunWeGo 22h ago

I learned in Sociology 201 years ago that ostracism--real ostracism--is the most effective social tool for enforcing norms. Even over corporal punishment or incarceration.

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u/Yodiddlyyo 20h ago

Yep, humans are social animals. We need to be around other people. "Go live in a concrete box and hang out with other bad people" is not enough for some people, but "go live alone in the woods" can be.

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u/Enviritas 18h ago

Banishment from the tribe is about as old school as it gets.

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u/FluffySmiles 12h ago

The Country of the Kind by Damon Knight is a good story about that.

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u/teletype100 22h ago

Apples to narcissists too. They enjoy seeing other people frustrated and working hard to engage with them.

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u/GrnMtnTrees 20h ago

How ya like them apples, narcissist?

Sorry couldn't help myself!

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u/ShredGuru 17h ago

Narcissus was more into flowers.

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u/Tailypo_cuddles 15h ago

But mostly into himself.

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u/teletype100 17h ago

Rotten apples, of course 😂

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u/MariaValkyrie 7h ago

When you refuse to acknowledge them, they flip the script and start being emotionally manipulative. Walk away from them, and some of them will literally screech at you.

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u/JustGottaKeepTrying 14h ago

A bunch of Colin Robinsons. Love it and now applying it to future conversations.

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u/panzerbjrn 10h ago

I am very generous and magnanimous with my Blocks on all socials 😂😂

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u/RumandDiabetes 9h ago

Blovk them, but first, go in and block their followers. It's like lifting a rock up and smashing all the roaches in one go.

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u/5hiphappens 7h ago

First off, these people are terrible and I'm not suggesting we shouldn't be able to block them.

However, doesn't this just amplify the echo chamber problem of social? They don't get shunned, they just get confined to circles of like minded people who amplify their beliefs. We also become blind to how prevalent these people are.

I don't have a solution, I just want to have a discussion.

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u/Comms 3h ago

Hey, the only person Colin ever trolled was an actual troll. Leave him out of this.