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Over the years I've had to start ignoring some neighbors, family members and coworkers. (Although, in the case of coworkers, I'll still be polite and communicate to get the job done.) This approach works for me.
Sometimes it's been a build-up over time of negative interactions, other times it's one major incident.
I've usually had to take the ignoring approach with people who more often than not have something smart*ss to say.
Do you put people on ignore?
If you do, what does it take for you to take that approach?
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I refuse to post or respond to anything related to religion or politics on Facebook, so I mostly ignore one family member and one in-law whose posts are mostly of those types.
What does it take for you to put somebody on ignore?
Do you mean using the ignore feature on this and other websites?
argumentative, pushing one biased agenda. etc.
I have never heard "put on ignore" use in real life, with people you know.
Of course, you can distance yourself from toxic people., and even sever relationships. But that is not referred to as "put on ignore"
Being rude and abrasive is my No. 1 reason. Being very racist or bigoted toward race or religion or skin color is my No. 2 reason (and lately anyone who supports terrorists is immediately is put on my Ignore list). The third reason is if someone is obviously stupid and/or very poorly educated -- which rarely happens, btw, as I think most people with very low intelligence do not post on C-D, or at least they don't continue to post on C-D.
(Btw, although I do not think that all very religious people are stupid, if someone often quotes Bible verses in a P&OC thread instead of expressing an opinion using their own thoughts and words, those people will almost always end up on my Ignore list, too.)
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