I’d appreciate it if everyone could just stop burning fossil fuels, please. Thank you for your cooperation.
I block them if (f * t - p - e) / q * r passes a certain threshold, where f is the frequency of posting, t is how annoyed I am by the general theme or topic of those posts, p is the cuteness of their profile pic, e is the amount of effort they put into each post, q is the overall quality of the posts, and r is a random number generated by my subconscious.
Realizing how stupid you were when you were young.
I prefer a more deontological approach. Don’t do bad things, even if they threaten you.
I find that they too often exaggerate the wisdom of following the orders of the bad guy. Like, if they say “drop your weapon or I shoot the hostage” okay sure, maybe consider dropping your weapon, depending on circumstances. If it’s “give me the MacGuffin I need to release the neurotoxin and kill fifty million people or I shoot the hostage” maybe don’t do that.
SearxNG is the only way I know of to get reasonably good results.