I feel like blocking is a problem when what is blocked is not offensive but only the truth to contradict their lies.

You seem to understand this somewhat quoting from the article about what happened to you "I surmise that feedback that questions their position is not helpful to their goals."

I have been blocked a number of times when I confronted liars with facts and data contradicting their premise, negating their arguments.

I support good and truthful writing, but I attack liars and I make suggestions to writers who are either not careful or just not good about word choices or such.

I only report spammy type stuff, I don't think I ever reported an original story only responses. I have never blocked anyone. I got, not quite a warning but a reminder with a link to Medium's policies.

If you say (not satirically or fictionally) the moon is made out of cheese and I correct you in a response with a link to a scientific article about the composition of the moon and you respond that I don't know what I am talking about and that I am stupid and then block me before I can respond, I feel that behavior hurts everyone. Your readers will never know that I have been blocked.

I even correct people whose positions I support when what they write is inaccurate. It damages a movement when its supporters use falsehoods and exaggerations to support the movements objectives. Sometimes those writers treat me like a traitor.

I see no point in blocking anyone, if you block someone, I wonder, can you still see what they write, does it just block responses to your writing.

I have a pretty thick skin so I don't think anyone can write something that would hurt me, they could anger me, but I would respond, and my anger would dissipate. Being blocked with no way to vent is what prompted the story you responded too.

TEK