Wanna Get Blocked? Here is How
Lately, I’ve been the main guest of my very own block party.
I have an itchy trigger finger. Maybe it’s because I am back in Mississippi and guns are part of our culture. My wife hates guns so mine stayed in the safe.
Where do I channel all this pent-up need to squeeze the trigger?
Blocking folks on Medium of course
I blocked five profiles this week. I never imagined I would block anyone.
I thought we would all sing kumbaya around our digital drum circle holding hands and sharing the love.
Well, some folks have other intentions.
Love Bombing
Let me show you why I blocked three different profiles. This can serve as a warning to any of you who might get a similar idea.
This person tried to love-bomb me with claps. These two stories take longer than one minute to read. I know they didn’t read them both in less than one minute. I ain’t got time for that shit.
Move along and spam someone else.
Love bomb number two hit me last night. My laptop was in my backpack so I snapped a screenshot from my phone.
As you can see, this person is one of two things: a superhuman speed reader or a spammer trying to goad me into following them. Either way, I am not interested.
Move along please.
Malicious Marketing
The next person had worse intentions. As you can see. I can’t imagine why they thought spreading their risky click link all over my account would be good for traffic but they did it anyway.
I did not give this person the benefit of anonymity because they were malicious with their intentions beyond fake engagement.
I blocked the first two profiles and moved on. Be fake with someone else.
This profile however was spam and I had to report it.
Other notable blocks
I had to make a tough decision to block a profile this week. I am a little torn about the decision. It’s an author I enjoyed their work.
Unfortunately for a few weeks, they showed up and clapped on one or two stories and disappeared. They never commented, nothing to say, It was as if I was on their list and they were making the rounds.
This was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Initially, I was skeptical about their content because it looked like well-prompted hybrid AI work. Once they started love-bombing me I realized they were not genuine with their intentions.
I do not have time for any of this. Come to my profile with genuine intentions and I will reciprocate.
If you use me as a springboard for your successes, I will block you and move on.
Blueprints for success
If you would like a step-by-step guide on how to carry yourself on Medium and not be like the above profiles, check out these stories:
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