Why do I give even a second thought to the reaction of other online users (who may not even be human) when I get blocked? They’re strangers. None of this matters. It will not affect my physical life in any way what so ever. My rational side is absolutely boggled at my emotional side. (additionally, I know I’m not the only one but I prefer to ask questions like this in first person.)
People can block to “get the last word in” to make it seem like the blockee had no counter-argument and the blocker decisively won.
To me, that’s the annoying bit.
It also sometimes makes Lemmy seem “broken”, if there are missing replies or discussions you can’t see or things you can’t reply to
That’s not how it works here. If you block someone, they can still reply, you just won’t see it.