Has your outlook on SW changed? If so, in what way?

For me, it's this knee-jerk blocking spree. Some people here use it as a substitute for resolving conflict. And sadly, that's probably why they have so much time available to be here.

I used to give people the benefit of the doubt, that perhaps something I said or did angered them temporarily. That's because I'm a (usually) emotionally mature person. However, I've found this policy to be in vain and out of step with the fact that both my time and friendship have value. Someone who blocks with a hair-trigger has poor impulse control and I don't need a friend like that.

So, a block from someone gets a block from me--no exceptions.

What has changed in the way you look at SW?

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PoetryNEmotion · F

I would have to compare it with EP. That was some fine site. SW is a smaller version. Not as much fun. More superficiality. I block when I get tired of the same porn-addicted people in my feed. Few here post poetry or thoughtful, interesting stories or comments. The longer versions here come from whiney, depressed people. I get that people need to vent and that online is convenient and handy and fast, but there is a limit to it. If someone is always posting the same dark, dreary, or hateful comments, then that's a no go for me. I do not have much time to spend here. So I tend to look up my inner circle. They are who I choose to spend my time with. They write the best too. And I pick up their messages to me as well. I do not care to speculate why people block fast. It is not my business. Again, I have a life that keeps me busy. Do you? You needn't answer. I know.