But there's another common use case of users that are only jerks to those that are being jerks to them. And it's that use case that is being ignored in this.
I have come around to disagreeing with the idea that there is a meaningful difference. I am 100% someone who is a jerk to people when they are a jerk to me. That is a bad habit that I need better control of.
In real life, I’m privileged to live in a state that doesn’t allow prospective employers to ask why you left your last job, or whether it was voluntary, and to have bosses that have so far supported me in standing up to people. This means that when I indulge my big mouth in the presence of jerks, I’m unlikely to be fired and even less likely to have trouble finding a new job because of it. Which is great because when someone is being a jerk IRL, I am going to say something. Customers get abusive and I tell them to shut the hell up and get out.
But I can’t stare a jerk down, here. I can’t bully someone w with basic decency. As
@Umbran has told me multiple times, the other guy has no reason to call down, so he probably won’t. The best way to deal with it is to report and ignore.
And 2-way ignore makes it so they can’t read your posts and “subtweet” you, they
are cut off from interacting with you in general.