They say Medium is a platform where voices matter. Voice matter but people tuning out those voices they don't want to hear also matters. Doesn't it?

Doesn't freedom of speech mean you have the right to say what you would like to say AND I have the right to disagree, and ignore or disregard what you say. A bazillion people could have come to this writer's defense or nobody could have defended the writer. In The End, it's the writer who had the choice to exercise the option to ignore you by blocking you. Blocking means they really don't have to say anything at all. A "silent voice" matters too!