Me too, even without a block feature (though there would be hesitation, LOL). Then again, I say this with 3+ years experience, which I think everyone takes for granted.
And I was lucky when I first started, because we ALL first started the same day (PS4), so there were no gankers in those early days - just a bunch of noobs in Sidewinders heading out on a mass exodus. I've never been a ganked as a new player who is still trying to figure out how to fly and dock, so I (and a lot of you) have got to really put some effort into "walking a mile in their shoes" before dismissing a new player's complaints about ganking.