That was actually a clever thing he did, blocking people who liked posts that disparaged him so that people would get pissed they were blocked and retweet the screencap of the block, and also preempt them from chiming in with inane comments like “Gosh what a dumbshit” 

It’s a great technique for BlueSky.  

His softwar arguments are horrible, but credit were credit is due, he’s a clever guy who knows who to ride the crowd