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This. 100%.
Reddit is a public forum. Blocking someone shouldn't mean they can't reply to posts and comments they've made in public. I'm not even going to get into how stupid it is that a blocker can control entire threads, because that's a given.
The old system was fine the way it was and should be reintroduced. The person didn't even know they were blocked, so if they were being annoying, they were just ranting into a void. That's adequate for dealing with 90% of annoying users.
If there is a concern about stalking/harassment, fine, don't allow the blocked individual to see your username when you comment/post or access your profile. Make them appear as deleted accounts do. [Deleted]
Although I actually think the previous system was probably safer. The current system just notifies a serious stalker/abuser they're blocked and encourages them to set up new accounts, including secret accounts.
Subreddit mods should be dealing with the most toxic users anyway.
I have mostly seen the new block system being used in bad faith. To control discourse, by petty trolls wanting the last word, as a weapon in petty feuding where people block and unblock each other as soon as they can or block with one account and abuse with another, etc.
There's nothing here!