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.

https://jwz.org/b/ykcn

@jwz @terri This is a network of child abuse survivors

@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.

@oceane @terri Please tell me more about what "the web" is "meant as". I find your ideas fascinating and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.