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My problem with "blocking" on many platforms is that all it does is mean you don't see their comments. But if they can still see yours and reply to them, you leave yourself at a disadvantage where to outsiders it may seem as though you had no response, and thus they appear to have "won".
and? so what? getting the last word in isn't everything.
For some, a temporary lack of self growth; for others, certain mental illnesses. It's as awful as it sounds if you really sit and imagine. The self awareness needed to rise above some of that? Many will live and die never having reached it.
The misguided brain can hang itself up on nearly anything, and for many it's the semblance of validation. There is quantifiable pain behind the need to interact for some people.