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Twitter has been a tough one - I got involved in local politics which has been a challenge. Large accounts typically do have to block a lot to make it usable, a

by garry 4y ago

Twitter has been a tough one - I got involved in local politics which has been a challenge. Large accounts typically do have to block a lot to make it usable, and in particular I've had problems with folks doxxing my former home address (I had to sell that house and move), and making threats of violence against me. I'm sorry if I got it wrong, and I am happy to unblock if I did get it wrong.

908087 4y ago
The fact that you've got countless people who have never heard of you blocked, would seem to indicate that you have in fact got it wrong.
- hombre_fatal 4y ago
  I don’t see what’s wrong about it. They are probably on some blocklist of low value reply guys.
  - hellomyguys 4y ago
    No, I think he blocks anyone who likes a tweet that disagrees with him. Not necessarily people who are replying to him.
    - hellomyguys 4y ago
      I was just correcting you're incorrect point...
    - bot41 4y ago
      so? it's just twitter
    - senttoschool 4y ago
      I really don't think he's that petty. Also, Twitter can be toxic as hell. He should block a lot of people if he wants to stay sane while using it.
      - abalone 4y ago
        He is 100% that petty. He literally mass blocks people who have simply liked or followed anyone he disagrees with, no interaction. Not an exaggeration at all.
        senttoschool 4y ago
        If you read his post above, he stated that he was being threatened and doxxed. I'm sure he was dragged down by a lot of negativity on Twitter so mass blocking seemed like a decent strategy. I don't have a problem with him blocking people on Twitter at all. I actually sympathize with him. Twitter is a troll fest and he exposed his real self by getting involved in local politics. You know how "passionate" people can get when it comes to politics. My problem with Garry isn't with his "pettiness" or Twitter blocking. It's solely with his crypto shilling.
        achileas 4y ago
        Like with the crypto shilling, he's full of shit.
mempko 4y ago
I'm blocked by you and have no idea why! Same name on twitter.
sandofsky 4y ago
I'm seeing many people say you've blocked them without ever having interacted with you. Many have jumped to the conclusion that you simply block people who disagree with your politics. I don't tweet about SF politics, but after I tweeted this, you replied tell me it's funny but wrong, and then blocked me: https://twitter.com/sandofsky/status/1491167231467999236 https://twitter.com/sandofsky/status/1491167231467999236 Which is fine. I block plenty of people. I also mute people, because a block carries a message. And if I found myself in role that gets considerable scrutiny, I'd probably reevaluate my entire approach to social media.
- NelsonMinar 4y ago
  I'm in the blocked club and have no idea why. Here's the one tweet I ever sent @garrytan, responding to his reply to me: https://twitter.com/nelson/status/1185919273065041925 https://twitter.com/nelson/status/1185919273065041925. (I'm happy to report that business reopened with new owners and the rumor was the old owners just went broke.) I agree blocking people is fine and should be stigma free. But Mr. Tan's framing of his reasons for blocking seems at odds with the visible pattern. Fair enough; feel free to block me just because you're tired of my bullshit.
  - iratewizard 4y ago
    - dang 4y ago
      We've banned this account for repeatedly breaking the site guidelines. If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. They're here: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
  - Uhhrrr 4y ago
    I'm in the blocked club and have never interacted with him!
glenda 4y ago
The thing is you’ve also been quite aggressive toward other people on twitter. Making yourself out to be a victim is definitely en vogue.
- mmerlin 4y ago
  Twitter character limit makes tweets terse by default, which helps devolve any polarising topic into a frothy flailing ball of flamewar... it's one of the reasons people keep coming back for more IMHO, finding a tribe and an enemy tribe then the adrenaline rush of the tweet battles...
smcl 4y ago
Hey garry it seems you blocked me on twitter today! I didn't say anything bad, I'm really confused. I guess it's a mistake - see https://twitter.com/sracka_omacka https://twitter.com/sracka_omacka
hemantv 4y ago
I have been blocked in your Twitter. We just had differences of opinion on certain things. I guess you might have under lot of stress at that time so I understand.

by garry 4y ago

908087 4y ago

The fact that you've got countless people who have never heard of you blocked, would seem to indicate that you have in fact got it wrong.

hombre_fatal 4y ago
I don’t see what’s wrong about it. They are probably on some blocklist of low value reply guys.
- hellomyguys 4y ago
  No, I think he blocks anyone who likes a tweet that disagrees with him. Not necessarily people who are replying to him.
  - hellomyguys 4y ago
    I was just correcting you're incorrect point...
  - bot41 4y ago
    so? it's just twitter
  - senttoschool 4y ago
    I really don't think he's that petty. Also, Twitter can be toxic as hell. He should block a lot of people if he wants to stay sane while using it.
    - abalone 4y ago
      He is 100% that petty. He literally mass blocks people who have simply liked or followed anyone he disagrees with, no interaction. Not an exaggeration at all.
      - senttoschool 4y ago
        If you read his post above, he stated that he was being threatened and doxxed. I'm sure he was dragged down by a lot of negativity on Twitter so mass blocking seemed like a decent strategy. I don't have a problem with him blocking people on Twitter at all. I actually sympathize with him. Twitter is a troll fest and he exposed his real self by getting involved in local politics. You know how "passionate" people can get when it comes to politics. My problem with Garry isn't with his "pettiness" or Twitter blocking. It's solely with his crypto shilling.
        achileas 4y ago
        Like with the crypto shilling, he's full of shit.

mempko 4y ago

I'm blocked by you and have no idea why! Same name on twitter.

sandofsky 4y ago

I'm seeing many people say you've blocked them without ever having interacted with you. Many have jumped to the conclusion that you simply block people who disagree with your politics. I don't tweet about SF politics, but after I tweeted this, you replied tell me it's funny but wrong, and then blocked me: https://twitter.com/sandofsky/status/1491167231467999236 https://twitter.com/sandofsky/status/1491167231467999236 Which is fine. I block plenty of people. I also mute people, because a block carries a message. And if I found myself in role that gets considerable scrutiny, I'd probably reevaluate my entire approach to social media.

NelsonMinar 4y ago
I'm in the blocked club and have no idea why. Here's the one tweet I ever sent @garrytan, responding to his reply to me: https://twitter.com/nelson/status/1185919273065041925 https://twitter.com/nelson/status/1185919273065041925. (I'm happy to report that business reopened with new owners and the rumor was the old owners just went broke.) I agree blocking people is fine and should be stigma free. But Mr. Tan's framing of his reasons for blocking seems at odds with the visible pattern. Fair enough; feel free to block me just because you're tired of my bullshit.
- iratewizard 4y ago
  - dang 4y ago
    We've banned this account for repeatedly breaking the site guidelines. If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. They're here: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
- Uhhrrr 4y ago
  I'm in the blocked club and have never interacted with him!

glenda 4y ago

The thing is you’ve also been quite aggressive toward other people on twitter. Making yourself out to be a victim is definitely en vogue.

mmerlin 4y ago
Twitter character limit makes tweets terse by default, which helps devolve any polarising topic into a frothy flailing ball of flamewar... it's one of the reasons people keep coming back for more IMHO, finding a tribe and an enemy tribe then the adrenaline rush of the tweet battles...

smcl 4y ago

Hey garry it seems you blocked me on twitter today! I didn't say anything bad, I'm really confused. I guess it's a mistake - see https://twitter.com/sracka_omacka https://twitter.com/sracka_omacka

hemantv 4y ago

I have been blocked in your Twitter. We just had differences of opinion on certain things. I guess you might have under lot of stress at that time so I understand.