Why do people block me every time I'm brutally honest with them?

@Backtoscratch Why wait until then? In the meantime, study the dynamics of cause (being brutally honest) and effect (being blocked).

@Backtoscratch I have studied that and in case you haven't noticed, people who come here are generally high-sensitive and feelings repressed people. That's different from random encounters you have in the broader geography of society at large. So, you naturally are going to get a more concentrated revolt (in the form of blocking) here. No offense, but it's not that hard to figure out.

@Backtoscratch Well, because of their sensitivity, these people tend to scale high on social awkwardness. Since their feelings get easily hurt, there is a higher concentration of people like that who are attracted to the relative safety of online interaction.

@Backtoscratch Right. But, these people generally feel powerless in the physical world. It's hard for them to cope with reality and while that's not the nicest thing to say, it's not intended to be a put-down. Here, they get to feel powerful and their "kryptonite" is brutal honesty. You are attempting to take away the feel of power they crave. And, so they block you before you dissolve their illusion.

@Backtoscratch They need to find their own way. You can't force them. They will only hate (and block) you if you try.

@Backtoscratch Guidance: yes. Forced intrusion: no.

@Backtoscratch There is no cookie-cutter approach. You have to relate to each one individually. That's the only way. Now, go on out there and be the change.

@Backtoscratch It's not effective; it's too impersonal. Do you want to be treated like an individual or a number?

@Backtoscratch Well then I think you know what to do.