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rinx · 3193 days ago · link · · parent · post: Do you use the mute function for ideological reasons? Other reasons beyond avoiding hostility? As a downvote button? Future impact?
The only user I've muted so far not only had polar opposite ideologies, but was unable to hold even an attempt at reasonable conversation. Their post history also showed almost no contribution to the site besides hate speech or the occasional personal anecdote. He was mostly just following another user around as hype-man. I'm not afraid of opposite opinions. If you have interesting reasons for your view I wouldn't mute over that. But if you seek me out to argue and can't explain your view, I'm pretty sure I won't miss out on much by not hearing from you. I guess it's all about content for me. If you are on this site and I'm learning from you, I see no reason to mute, even if we disagree.