https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/issues/3859

"I propose to remove this blocking feature which is not in keeping with the spirit of Mastodon"

It's the story if one fucking idiot that comes on github to decide what "the spirit of Mastodon" is.

Privileged man sees free software made to help a group of people ;

Privileged man owns software, shits on the group it was helping, decides it's all about him and removes features that are not strictly made for his issues ;

Group tells him to go fuck himself instead, privileged man writes a 67 pages blog post about how he's being censored and we're breaking the federation ;

We've all​ left or died, privileged man wonders why and says we should speak up in public.

"but freedom of speech!" he says, to a group of people that still:
- is too poor to live decently ;
- gets more murdered by cops ;
- doesn't get appropriate medical care ;
- is much, much more likely to get attacked physically and morally everyday ;
- had to give up privacy because of the two previous reasons ;

The Privileged Man's priorities are everything - but you. Of course if you're too loud he'll kindly ask you to die more quietly, so his voice is easier to hear.

@CobaltVelvet How would the lack of freedom of speech (within the limits of the law, read "justice") improve those other social failures? Are they related? Please, prove it.

@aemon lack of it is not a solution either.
We're at the point where people cannot see the difference between not being listened to and not being allowed to speak, and that is the issue. Free speech is more protected than ever.

@CobaltVelvet @aemon
one of the beauties of Internet is, I'd say, exactly not being forced to listen, while letting anybody speak their mind.
Of course, if one *wants* to listen, there's nothing keeping him from it.

@dataKnightmare @CobaltVelvet That's why the user freedom to mute/block by themselves anyone/any instance is the perfect solution for me. The current behaviour is acting like state censorship against other states, wether their individuals want it or not.

@aemon @dataKnightmare except you can choose your state freely. And make yours without requiring approval from anyone. That alone is a huge difference.

@CobaltVelvet @dataKnightmare That's the same American libertarians say about free market, without referencing real markets nature. Enters shared policies of filtering legal content. Enters big instances... Bye bye freedom of the users. You're neglecting your very same argument of defending minorities, which I support.

@aemon @dataKnightmare so you're saying minorities aren't allowed to have instances adapted to their needs because of... minorities ? Sorry you'll have to elaborate.