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To block or not to block

I think if Shakespeare were alive and well in 2014 that would become his classic line. It speaks of all the drama and the heart wrenching decision making process that his other famous line "To Be or Not To Be" once meant to the world. The blocking dilemna on social media has raised all kinds of etiquette, and face to face issues for the millions that use such forms of communication. In the old days it was so simple. You either stopped writing to the person or you kept writing to the person. You may go decades without seeing each other, and sharing a cup of tea. Distance made this such so as much as communication methods. Imagine sitting down to write a letter to a third party about your grievance with the first party. You pen the details, etching your page with acidic words with your nib and ink, even a biro or pencil in the 20th century did the same job. If you were very advanced, you may have even typed the letter. Clunk, Clunk, Clunk, Chink with the Return Bar. All