some thoughts on "trigger warnings"
I give up. Whatever. If you are so God-awful sensitive that you can't handle a well-within the bounds of normal discussion debate on politics, then there's not much point in anything.
but I will be polite.
@Migukin I agree. I'm not sure how we got to this place where having a civilized discussion is so difficult. The whole point is to be exposed to a different POV. Safe spaces shouldn't be a thing, but civility should.
@Trav1sty @Migukin It's not about not being able to handle it, it's about having some time without thinking too hard about something that already ruins your life as it is.
Just like if you break up with someone you'll prefer not to see them too much for a while. The effect is the same about politics when it has too many direct consequences on your life.
Having even a civilized discussion about something that is in fact depressing hurts people.
I pretty much completely disagree with what you just wrote. But you are the majority and I want to keep things civil, so I won't press the issue. I understand that Twitter has left you violated mentally in some ways -- it has me -- but it has also toughened me up in others. As long as the discussion is civil, I see no need to gratuitously use the CW. But my general response is -- Meh.
@Migukin @CobaltVelvet I don't see how that's feasible. At which point do U consider the basic things around U as "too much to handle?" There's nothing wrong with trying to shield your feelings from what's going on around you, but at the same time, it's not practical. Life is going to happen whether you like it or not. Maybe just step back, regroup, and then rejoin? That would be a healthier repose than "I need a safe place" (which you should already have at home.)
@Trav1sty @Migukin Fun fact: this is 100% said by people who never experienced it, who never had to live in fear, who never had their basic needs ignored by their country, who do not have to watch targeted oppression every single day of their life *everywhere*.
What's really not practical is to stay alone at home doing drugs just to stay alive a few more days.
That's why we're building safe places, we don't all have a safe and fulfilling home.
