I'm Okay With Frienderdome

     The notion of "Frienderdome" doesn't bother me.

     One of the newer microblogging social media sites that has popped up in the wake of X (formerly Twitter)'s turn towards open partisanship* has fostered a grass-roots a "block early, block often" approach to intractable conflict, and it seems to be working.  There are lots of notions over which people of goodwill can disagree and discuss -- is right turn on red a good idea, or an unacceptable risk to pedestrians?  What colors work best in washrooms?  Should we tax the rich more, less or leave the rate alone? -- but there are other issues that are pure "Shiri Scissors" stuff, creating only division and resistant to forming a consensus.  You can't fix them, no matter how clever you are.

     If you can't resolve it and the conflict isn't something you can ignore, stop picking at it on social media.  Put up a wall.  In real life, if necessary you'll find a modus operandi or move on; on social media, all interaction is optional and if it only annoys, pull the plug.  It doesn't do any harm and you'll both be happier.

     We form online relationships based on imperfect knowledge.  Sometimes the curtain is pulled back and we're delighted.  Other times, we're shocked.   I worked in radio for years, and while many people looked the way they sounded, many others did not; the voice of Adonis or Aphrodite sometimes came from the mouth of a goblin or a crone.  Accept it.  Move on.
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* It's Mr. Musk's site.  He's free to pick sides, to boost one opinion and ignore, mock or remove disagreement.  He's free to alter or remove moderation and standards enforcement.  But nobody's obliged to hang around if they don't want to, and in true Internet form, they haven't.  There is a wealth of new possibilities, each with a slightly different focus and culture.