I'm new here and try to make thoughtful comments. When people make inane comments on my posts, I mute or ignore depending on what I find. I've muted just a few people and when I went back to check them just now - I am pleased with my decision. Most of those I muted are completely grayed out. So, far, I have a lot less spam issues here than on my other platforms. Very happy after 11 days :)
I read the post of someone who did use the flag on someone else and then regretted it. Taking someone from 50 - 30 - 15 was an unwanted power trip for him. I will reserve my flagging for violence or hatred. I have not seen anything like that yet. I have all the nsfw stuff completely blocked already because I am a prudish person compared to the rest of the world.