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 I don't mute anybody that's not a bot. 

Free speech means being able to respond to anyone and having everyone be able to respond to you 
 The haters I mute are are free to speak all they want.  
 But why mute them? Let them speak freely in my replies

Being free to reply to anybody also includes the choice to not respond 
 Mute is the reply. 
They can still speak in your replies.
Don't waste energy on stupid people. Live and let die. 
 It depends on what they write. I'm not going to do a blanket mute on someone just because of one thing they said that I disagree with 
 I mute spammers, scammers and people who post porn and other stuff I don’t want polluting my attention. It’s nothing personal, just not what I want to see. 
 This is my reply 
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 Well done. I can’t stand a lot of MFers here lately so my blocklist is longer than a standard toilet paper.