ime tho system level respect is less reliable and less intuitive for users (or maybe it’s just more noticeable when it goes wrong and i have no means to fix it myself)
whether or not there is an in-between option depends on the context
i’m chill with you, just refollowing on my new account
feel free to block or not, reply or not, i don’t really mind either way
i like you, even when we disagree