Post APZR8NaHFrA8gErnU0 by DrAli@mastodon.nz
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(DIR) Post #APYkm1ixeWzmRAaTzc by DrAli@mastodon.nz
2022-11-13T11:13:28Z
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I *love* Content Warnings. I love being able to skip the #rugby (although I might rethink that one if it's accompanied by the #BlackFerns ), or know others can easily skip my #gardening or #food posts without getting the pip with me. I love that the community here cares about others who have suffered #DomesticAbuse to not expose to more stories they may not have the ability to cope with at the mo. *However*, some use cases have me asking "who does this serve?" and likewise, "who does this harm?"
(DIR) Post #APYkm2GddJvy7cLNU8 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-11-13T11:29:31Z
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@DrAli This seems to be the topic of the day ;) Even Gargron (lead developer of Mastodon) has weighed in on it.I don't think all CWs are really necessary. Eg I tend not to CW politics, because I think everything is political. Anyone who disagrees is welcome to not follow me, or even mute me so I don't pollute their Local/ Federated timelines with naked politics. But I do make an effort to CW anything that is reasonably likely to be traumatic for some people to come across, with no preparation.
(DIR) Post #APYkm3InmlG7KcMcUq by DrAli@mastodon.nz
2022-11-13T11:19:49Z
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There is a dark side to content warning things. Where people get to ignore it and still claim innocence "oh, I didn't know". If the community (by and large) directly and negatively affected by sth says they want that thing under a CW, absolutely! Otherwise, no. We are just giving people the ability to scroll on by saying "I didn't know".
(DIR) Post #APYkm4sztfo2FAJ2YK by DrAli@mastodon.nz
2022-11-13T11:22:18Z
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And claiming innocence has direct negative consequences. People are less likely to change harmful behaviour, or do something constructive to prevent other people's harmful behaviour.
(DIR) Post #APYkm6LkSGOkmclW0O by DrAli@mastodon.nz
2022-11-13T11:28:59Z
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This would thus apply to people's lived experience of sexism, racism, transphobia, etc, but also to things that require activism: climate change, the current decision in Iran, etc. Perhaps for some things we shouldn't get to just scroll on by.
(DIR) Post #APYkvbR6FJeVnmnbcW by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-11-13T11:31:16Z
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@DrAli Like the hosts of the Fucking Cancelled podcast, I think the word "harm" gets badly abused in this discourse. I'm not sure any social media post is capable of causing real harm. But they certainly can trigger intense discomfort, to the point of excluding some people from being here. I want the 'verse to be a welcoming space, so I try to avoid contributing to this discomfort.
(DIR) Post #APYlKdRRvU6TGItndY by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-11-13T11:35:48Z
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Like the hosts of the Fucking Cancelled podcast, I think the word "harm" gets badly abused in this discourse. I'm not sure social media posts are capable of causing real harm. But they certainly can trigger intense discomfort, to the point of excluding some people from being here. I want the 'verse to be a welcoming space, so I try to avoid that. But that's not the same as asserting that anyone has a right to not see anything they don't want to see, for any reason.@DrAli
(DIR) Post #APZR8NaHFrA8gErnU0 by DrAli@mastodon.nz
2022-11-13T19:24:08Z
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@strypey being asked to content warn ones own experiences for others comfort can also lead to the feeling of a place being unwelcoming.
(DIR) Post #APaH7XVY4IQymjZkIq by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2022-11-14T05:06:42Z
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@DrAliYes, exactly. As @Gargron intimated in his post, over-helping others with CWs can start to feel like harassment, which is definitely not what we want here.