I highly doubt anyone who was socially awkward in the real world would be not socially awkward here. Blockland is a harder place to earn respect, but with a community who you can easily relate to, it's easy to find gems. Blockland gives you an opportunity to meet people you'd never really meet in numbers over 3 in a normal school scenario.
Respect in Blockland is just like respect in life. Pick your battles, do you want respect from everyone? But you need respect to get by, socializing is a key element of the internet which will be restricted from you unless people respect you.