It's more about not having to endure trolls. They can be added to list and then users can decide if they want to subscribe to these lists. We don't have to do it individually and that's a powerful tool to keep the network more respectul
There is far more apolitical content on Bluesky than political content and the list ratio is similar. Lists are both positive (people to follow) and negative (people to ignore), which is technically custom labellers where subscribing users can choose if they warn, mute, or block for themselves
The general vibe is to ignore & block rather than to engage with trolls. Dunking with reposts is also frowned upon. Having a fresh start means a new set of norms can be established. It really is a refreshing experience from the other options out there (not just Twitter)
This idea that everyone should be required to listen to the ravings of anyone passing by (or, on Twitter, anyone who has paid Elon Musk for the privilege) is really pretty weird. Mass blocklists are hardly new; “here are the people to add to your killfile to get some semblance of signal to noise” was a thing on USENET in the 90s, say, and of course, before Musk broke it, they were common on Twitter as an informal user-added feature (the death of the API made them far more difficult to implement.)
You're welcome to stick to the free speech loving site where you're not allowed on the network at all if you post parodies or ADS-B location data if the boss man notices, but on the other hand if you tweet racist enough stuff you might get a pat on the back and a retweet.
