@CSB@noauthority.social Maybe... but not all haters would do this all the time and wouldn't be so easy to reply etc - so you could do your part at least and then leave it to them to do the extra effort if they hate you that much.

And blocking them means your follower numbers would be more correct But maybe you want more numbers :)

So that's also a factor any one that doesn't block when they should - because they might take the attention even if it's negative and rather have higher follower numbers... !