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preventing you from not only ever replying but never being able to even reply to replies at any point in the future is awful
This is seriously the single worst feature on Reddit. Part of what defines this platform is nested threads, and nested threads result in conversations several levels down from an original comment that often have nothing to do with the OP. The fact that you can't participate in any of them at all if OP has you blocked is absurd.
All this, and yet blocking somebody still fails to correctly hide what they post. When I block somebody, I don't give a shit whether they reply to people who replied to me, I just don't want to see them anymore!
Comment by Marijuweeda at 02/06/2022 at 21:02 UTC
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Yeah, honestly not sure why reddit is going this direction considering it's history. Used to be pretty well known to be a bastion of free speech, but it's turning into a joke. It's not only the blocking. Now, very recently, reddit is essentially asleep at the wheel when it comes to rule violations, and the automated system is uncontrolled. Either that, or some admins themselves are using their interpretation of the rules to flag anyone they disagree with (there's a post on my account to prove it)
Whatever reddit is doing, they would do well to make sure they aren't going to drive a bunch of long-time users away from the platform.