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What is your basis for arguing that "trigger warnings" are beneficial? Tom Send a noteboard - 20/10/2017 07:19:42 PM

Here are some written interrogatories, counsel.

  1. Please cite the study or studies that form the basis for your conclusion that trigger warnings are useful and/or psychologically beneficial.

  2. List, with particularity, every proposed condition or experience that qualifies for the insertion of trigger warnings.

  3. Provide, in detail, the proposed format through which your trigger warnings would be inserted.

  4. Indicate your policy, if any, for books that are currently in print and circulation, as well as any proposed modifications.

  5. Detail the anticipated cost of any and all actions you seek to implement.

  6. Provide full details on what sanctions, if any, you would use to enforce your proposed change.

  7. Cite, with particularity, situations in which an individual was "triggered" that would reasonably justify the actions you propose.

  8. Provide an analysis that shows that your proposed actions would not have a material negative impact on Constitutional rights of citizens, publishers or others.

  9. Provide an analysis that shows that your proposed actions would not have a material negative impact on literature, the arts generally, or the creative process as a whole.

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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Why Are [SOME] Millennials Wary of Freedom? The Shrike - 16/10/2017 07:16:47 PM 2446 Views
Good article. Tom - 16/10/2017 08:05:48 PM 962 Views
Indeed it is a pathology of fear. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 01:59:24 AM 882 Views
This makes me especially sad. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:47:51 PM 825 Views
never thought of it that way but excellent points *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 03:31:51 AM 588 Views
Definitely a possibility. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:46:42 PM 821 Views
I totally agree on there being fewer causes for fear. Legolas - 17/10/2017 06:39:38 PM 899 Views
Wait...you said *Rubio* was trying to push a positive, hopeful message? RUBIO? Tom - 17/10/2017 08:22:40 PM 834 Views
Maybe I shouldn't have omitted the disclaimer about his foreign policy. Legolas - 17/10/2017 08:33:37 PM 826 Views
Ok, fair enough Tom - 17/10/2017 09:15:14 PM 774 Views
Yes. I think the days of American armed intervention in Latin-America are well behind us. Legolas - 17/10/2017 11:54:41 PM 803 Views
Regarding 'Make America Great Again'. Trump wasn't the first. He won't be the last. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:44:09 PM 967 Views
Do we still have WSE points? I was quite the mogul in the waning days of WoTmania. *NM* Hieshyn - 16/10/2017 11:36:00 PM 534 Views
/me steals your WSE points. *NM* The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:48:08 PM 522 Views
Interesting damookster - 16/10/2017 11:46:32 PM 868 Views
Old dude, you make a good point, too. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:01:29 AM 836 Views
Authority for Authority sake is just as Mores-less as No Respect for Authority Roland00 - 17/10/2017 06:07:15 AM 886 Views
All generations experienced different cultures with different views *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:41:40 AM 493 Views
Agreed but there is a difference in severity between 1997 to 2017 vs 997 to 1017 *NM* Roland00 - 18/10/2017 05:52:14 AM 491 Views
but less than 1900 vs 1920 random thoughts - 18/10/2017 02:27:59 PM 786 Views
I still have hope The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:50:35 PM 889 Views
I shall endeavor to combine Tom'n'Mookie's theories into one grand theory of... LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:15:48 AM 852 Views
So we are back in the Age of Romanticism. Western Civilization has been there before. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:58:04 PM 840 Views
This article agrees with your assessment The Shrike - 17/10/2017 02:30:03 PM 950 Views
I appreciate your amendment. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 03:14:19 AM 1128 Views
no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:51:08 AM 850 Views
Re: no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside - uh, yes. nossy - 17/10/2017 01:44:26 PM 929 Views
Most of us are very good at that random thoughts - 17/10/2017 08:24:50 PM 862 Views
Thanks. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:00:42 PM 777 Views
I disagree with relation to trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:17:45 PM 832 Views
A fair point. - Still, how far will you extend them? The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:47:50 AM 805 Views
I don't know, but I'm not entirely sure it's a big deal either way. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 02:56:09 AM 759 Views
Nods Roland00 - 18/10/2017 03:17:17 AM 782 Views
And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:02:44 PM 969 Views
Re: And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 08:48:01 PM 841 Views
How would you propose such warnings be worded? damookster - 18/10/2017 09:21:02 PM 818 Views
Do you know a lot of people who suffer from PTSD? Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 05:26:06 AM 1003 Views
Stop. Now. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:21:13 AM 767 Views
Avoidance isn't the purpose of those warnings, though. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 06:32:16 AM 805 Views
You would ruin the literature though. And discussions around the literature. The Shrike - 19/10/2017 01:21:20 PM 841 Views
That's reasonable. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 11:58:56 PM 811 Views
Third party website? I fully support that. The Shrike - 20/10/2017 12:41:33 PM 928 Views
Peace for our time! I agree with everything you wrote here. I'm always a sucker for more studies. *NM* Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:03:31 AM 456 Views
Well argument settled becuase they already exist random thoughts - 23/10/2017 01:46:55 PM 742 Views
Yeah but they don't necessarily exist for works of literature usually read at the university level The Shrike - 24/10/2017 12:28:35 PM 772 Views
That is true but it could fixed if there was more demand random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:00:21 PM 777 Views
I feel like I now need a trigger warning for trigger warnings. *NM* The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:48:47 PM 536 Views
Fuck you Tom Roland00 - 19/10/2017 07:06:47 AM 936 Views
Oh come on... Belals Girl - 19/10/2017 05:12:46 PM 824 Views
HAHAHA! This from the person who can't even write a coherent post *NM* Tom - 20/10/2017 07:10:45 PM 488 Views
Oh please damookster - 19/10/2017 02:10:11 PM 894 Views
Re: Oh please Ghavrel - 20/10/2017 12:01:02 AM 829 Views
What is your basis for arguing that "trigger warnings" are beneficial? Tom - 20/10/2017 07:19:42 PM 791 Views
Ha! Joke's on you! We don't do interrogatories in the criminal system. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:01:54 AM 830 Views
If you are not proposing altering any literature... Tom - 22/10/2017 04:28:53 PM 811 Views
I'm just gonna put this out there... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:24:55 PM 810 Views
Eh, I don't think that's accurate. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:04:58 AM 743 Views
An unnecessary tool.... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:14:06 PM 754 Views
Why does this reasoning apply to PTSD but not to other diseases? PTSD is a physical issue. Ghavrel - 24/10/2017 12:33:31 AM 758 Views
I would challenge that statment.... Jeordam - 24/10/2017 05:14:17 PM 951 Views
Do you actually believe those examples are valid? *NM* random thoughts - 23/10/2017 07:32:59 PM 457 Views
Forget it, mook. He's just being a silly, stupid kid. He should know better. *NM* Tom - 19/10/2017 06:17:28 AM 565 Views
Agreed. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:16:33 AM 910 Views
Interesting article. Legolas - 17/10/2017 07:41:34 PM 825 Views
Why are some HUMANS wary of freedom? Roland00 - 17/10/2017 05:31:04 AM 800 Views
Maybe the victimhood thing is another kind of honor Cannoli - 17/10/2017 01:02:43 PM 855 Views
Because it's easier to absolve oneself of power sometimes. For those people anyway. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:10:41 PM 802 Views
I apologize before hand Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:11:59 AM 791 Views
Only made it through page 2. Were there separate graphs for just N. American/West European nations? The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:04:05 PM 780 Views
I haven't read all the comments, so I apologize if I'm doubling up nossy - 17/10/2017 01:06:00 PM 1016 Views
Oh those echo chambers. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:16:40 PM 904 Views
I hate blaming things nossy - 17/10/2017 02:04:44 PM 979 Views
I'm not even sure "echo chamber" is the right phrase Tom - 17/10/2017 02:17:07 PM 920 Views
I'm not sure that is the most common choice. nossy - 17/10/2017 05:21:52 PM 1004 Views
I get irritated too. But I still keep them in my news feed as well. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:49:45 PM 791 Views
Je ne regrette rien. My memes are both spicy and piquant. *NM* Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:20:55 PM 446 Views
I'm of Russian extraction. I like my food bland. Garlic, dill, salt, pepper. It's enough for me. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:52:27 AM 774 Views
You know, I'd not thought about that. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 03:07:05 AM 823 Views
I find him intriguing as a Captain. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:09:07 PM 803 Views
So now we are at episode 6 The Shrike - 24/10/2017 12:31:06 PM 708 Views
6 was by far the best episode of the series. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/10/2017 08:07:55 PM 471 Views
Yes The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:50:15 PM 770 Views
But are your Memes brothy and fully of Umami? Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:17:07 AM 728 Views
Umami is an irritating word *NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 04:59:21 PM 418 Views
Yes, ohdaddy is a much better word. *NM* LiterateDog - 18/10/2017 05:15:48 PM 525 Views
*NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 05:39:12 PM 458 Views
*NM* The Shrike - 18/10/2017 06:27:31 PM 444 Views
Snorts / Laughs so hard that I almost lost the drink I was enjoying. *NM* Roland00 - 19/10/2017 06:00:47 AM 482 Views
I do think some of this is specifically American and to a lesser extent the rest of the Anglosphere. Legolas - 17/10/2017 06:26:33 PM 850 Views
Agreed with all your points. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:53:23 PM 850 Views
The Netherlands, I'm not so sure about. Legolas - 17/10/2017 11:43:54 PM 818 Views
My apologies. I see Dutch and don't think of Belgium. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:56:26 AM 825 Views
That's alright. This is a confusing country in many ways. Legolas - 18/10/2017 08:58:15 PM 800 Views
America and to a lesser extent the rest of the Anglosphere puts a higher valuer on liberty *NM* random thoughts - 19/10/2017 01:53:50 PM 489 Views
Yes, in some ways it does. *NM* Legolas - 19/10/2017 05:38:41 PM 485 Views
Simple, true fredom is includes the freedom to fail HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:43:13 PM 857 Views
Re: Simple, true fredom is/includes the freedom to fail *NM* HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:45:51 PM 525 Views
Yes it is the freedom to fail Roland00 - 20/10/2017 06:36:02 PM 872 Views
This entire thread was so awesome.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:12:46 PM 880 Views
Jeo I think you in particular will appreciate this damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 814 Views
Interesting.....wisdom from on high.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 09:58:36 PM 718 Views
damn it *NM* damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 424 Views
I think a lot of us are thinking about trigger warnings differently. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:07:01 AM 808 Views
Maybe, maybe not... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:18:16 PM 721 Views
Glad you enjoyed it and that it provoked thought. The Shrike - 23/10/2017 02:32:57 PM 796 Views
I see this as... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:23:54 PM 776 Views
I kind of break them down into two types Vodalus - 22/10/2017 03:25:04 AM 855 Views
I wonder how much the fall of communism has to do with this? random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:20:16 PM 817 Views
Definitely more than a bit. The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:51:55 PM 746 Views
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