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minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·8 days agoThe point is not to change the troll’s opinion; the point is to discredit them in front of whoever else may be reading the thread. Also, the other action other than blocking them is reporting them and having a mod or admin remove them for everybody at once. Both of those are better options than individually blocking.
minus-squareKangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 days agoYeah. There are vulnerable people that might fall for their bullshit, so at least we must deny their nonsense so that fewer people fall for it.
The point is not to change the troll’s opinion; the point is to discredit them in front of whoever else may be reading the thread.
Also, the other action other than blocking them is reporting them and having a mod or admin remove them for everybody at once.
Both of those are better options than individually blocking.
Yeah.
There are vulnerable people that might fall for their bullshit, so at least we must deny their nonsense so that fewer people fall for it.