Well, lots of people are saying 8 sounds like a lot so I'm here to tell you I have at least 20 people blocked on my personal account. I have two fb accounts, one that I use as more of a professional presence and then one where I post vacation photos and talk about my life and such. I have blocked any "spam" accounts that try to friend me because my boyfriend's exwife cyberstalks me. She was using their son's facebook to spy on me for a while so I'm kind of paranoid, I assume any weird profile with no shared friends is her with a fake account. I have blocked people that annoy me when I'm just tired of seeing their comments, people I'm not and have never been fb friends with, just that frequently comment on mutual friends. Because I figure fb is my leisure time, why be annoyed? I've blocked nearly every coworker from a prior job that was full of drama. Basically anyone I don't want to have access to me. My family is also really dramatic (all the women have personality disorders) so I have been unfriended and blocked by my mother multiple times for upsetting her and my sister has had me blocked for almost two years.

That one hurts because we have so many mutual friends I can see people responding to things I can't see and know it is her. Regardless, block whomever you want. This is your life and your time! If you don't want to see them or want them to see you, I think blocking is perfectly acceptable. With all the bad stuff that happens in the world, you don't need something silly like facebook bringing you down. IMO.