The Dragonheart Collective

So we have now used Simply Plural solidly for about a year. Every switch logged as precisely as possible, notes logged on fronting, the whole nine yards.
This post is a bit of a review and a bit of a personal feelings thing and a bit of a persuasive thing all at once.
Because, you see, we decided while it can be a very useful tool for many, its not for us and we wanted to go a bit into why.

Essay under the cut;
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Imagine this: You are a average person, casually using the internet and social media, you go to look at an account you cant seem to see the reply of out of curiosity, and oops! You're blocked! You have never interacted with this person, and yet they seem to have hated you enough to block you, what gives!?

Except, its not as simple as that. Blocking has become evermore something everyone has to do to curate a pleasant experience in web 2.0, and under the cut today, I'm going to talk about that.
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TLDR- Blocking is one of the many tools needed to curate ones internet experience and avoid harassment. Getting blocked by accident happens, stop taking it personally. Often times, blocking is no longer personal. Just shrug and move on.