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Why I’ve Never Blocked Anyone
And probably never will
Every time I hear someone say they block random strangers on the internet or even their friends, I feel a perplexing blend of sadness and anger. It genuinely bothers me that the very concept of blocking people even exists.
I’ve wanted to do it, trust me. Sometimes when a friendship went horribly wrong, sometimes when an acquaintance just wouldn’t quit texting and calling me. It’d be so easy. Go to their profile and block them. And just like that, every mention of them would be erased from my world.
But I didn’t. It’s been twenty-one years that I’ve been on this Earth, and I’m yet to make my first block. The strong antipathy I harbor toward it stems from a principle I live by, a principle which I want to both shout from the rooftops and bang my head against the wall over.
There is Inherent Goodness in Everyone
Those who know me in real life would probably think I was pulling their leg if I told them I believed this. But I do. Or at least, a modified version of this. There is inherent goodness in everyone, until proven otherwise. All life is precious, until proven otherwise. I won’t sit here and pretend I wasn’t happy every time a terrorist leader got killed or a rapist got the death sentence.
