I wasn't particularly damaged when I got hellbanned here. I was more curious than upset, and it was fun to see the different way the system behaved when it was 'pretending.'

Generally astute people notice when, if they are talking to someone, and that someone is answering in monosyllables and not paying attention that the conversation is unwelcome. It often isn't all conversations, sometimes its just this conversation. People are busy, people are distracted.

I am often surprised when hell banned people say really outrageous things, and nobody responds, how do they rationalize that? Do they consider it incomprehension? Silent agreement?