Block people who are annoying. All dudebrah arguments against — that it’s weak, soft, etc. — apply equally to not drinking urine.

“Dude, you don’t drink urine? That’s weak bro.”

“Gross. Why would I drink urine? I don’t want to.”

“Maybe you’re just too soft bro. What a pussy.”

@Popehat I block people instantly and with only one reason needed. If I detect trolling that person is gone and I do not argue with them. I learned that over a decade ago
@Popehat and this is why my Twitter feed wasn't the nightmare some people say theirs were
That is until Musky came along and he threatened me because I was saying bad things about Trump

@jlroberson @Popehat
It's right there in my Twitter bio:
"Gaslighters blocked without warning."

(Well, it was, until I had to delete characters to make room to put my new mastodon ID)

@weaselx86 @Popehat The thing is too, people will say you're putting yourself "in a bubble."
So tell me, if there was no web, no smartphones, what did people do about random strangers challenging them to arguments?
Why, they didn't talk to them, because back then it meant they were crazy people you encountered on the street. Back then except maybe in drunken bar arguments I guess, it simply did NOT happen, your default was not talking to strangers.
@jlroberson @Popehat
Well, this is called "social" media for a reason, and people come her voluntarily to interact with other people. There have always been social clubs where people would gather in person, meet people who were previously strangers, and engage them in conversation. Social media seems more analogous to that than to the random stranger you happen to pass on the street.
@weaselx86 @Popehat Except social clubs were something that were not as common as social media is. Most people didn't belong to "clubs" in that way. Obviously there were ways for people to meet and socialize but they had to leave their home and do it on purpose. not doomscroll.
But most of the time in public, you did not talk to others unless you had a reason