If you are polite to a potential scammer on the phone or on the internet, you are giving them a chance to persuade you into being scammed. Block at will.
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dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Blocking out of the blue seems over the top to me. I’d rather just confront him about his behavior and see how he reacts. Maybe he just phrased it weird and didn’t mean to come off as creepy.
If not, well, then you know
jafffacakelemmy@mander.xyz 1 week ago
dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Not blocking does not mean giving away personal information or being scammed. Yes, if people find this a hard thing to do, by all means, block them. But if you’re not incompetent and just set your boundaries, there may not be reason for an outright block, that’s what I’m saying. Again, it may very well be a slight misunderstanding
alekwithak@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Meh. The internet is a large place. Block indiscriminately. There’s no reason to have an uncomfortable interaction. OP doesn’t owe a random stranger anything let alone an explanation.
dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Well maybe but if op enjoyed the conversation somewhat, blocking ‘indiscriminately’ would certainly be out of place