Ghosting, Blocking and Deplatforming is More Harmful Than You Think

Jonathan Morris Schwartz
5 min readJul 31, 2022

Technology is enabling a ‘shoot first; ask questions later’ dynamic where deep relationships are cut off and destroyed over foolish miscommunication

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I’m a lover, not a fighter, but geez, this digital warfare were engaging in by ghosting, blocking, and de-platforming anyone who hurts our feelings — even in the slightest — is distorting and may…

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Jonathan Morris Schwartz

Jonathan Morris Schwartz is a speech language pathologist living in Ocala, Florida writing about love, politics, philosophy, and consciousness.