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Maybe, maybe not... Jeordam Send a noteboard - 23/10/2017 05:18:16 PM

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It seems to me that a lot of people are viewing trigger warnings as a thing someone reads and then says "gosh, that sounds scary, I'm not going to read this book now."

My experience is that most people who use trigger warnings (I'm not one of them, so my experience is limited) read them and say "ah, good to know that this is going to be a thing; now I will be prepared for it."


I'm actually coming at it from the sample place you are, but I don't see it as a benefit. At it's most innocent place, I see it as a spoiler (even in topic only). At it's worst, I see it as the world placating a person's weakness to adapt to the situation. A big chunk of life is learning that you will not and cannot be externally protected from challenges, harm, or hardship. That instead, you have to teach yourself to deal with the issues of in the world around you...both planned for an unplanned for.

~Jeordam

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Why Are [SOME] Millennials Wary of Freedom? The Shrike - 16/10/2017 07:16:47 PM 2578 Views
Good article. Tom - 16/10/2017 08:05:48 PM 1072 Views
Indeed it is a pathology of fear. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 01:59:24 AM 962 Views
This makes me especially sad. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:47:51 PM 924 Views
never thought of it that way but excellent points *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 03:31:51 AM 635 Views
Definitely a possibility. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:46:42 PM 938 Views
I totally agree on there being fewer causes for fear. Legolas - 17/10/2017 06:39:38 PM 978 Views
Wait...you said *Rubio* was trying to push a positive, hopeful message? RUBIO? Tom - 17/10/2017 08:22:40 PM 923 Views
Maybe I shouldn't have omitted the disclaimer about his foreign policy. Legolas - 17/10/2017 08:33:37 PM 954 Views
Ok, fair enough Tom - 17/10/2017 09:15:14 PM 869 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 908 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 1043 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 607 Views
/me steals your WSE points. *NM* The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:48:08 PM 592 Views
Interesting damookster - 16/10/2017 11:46:32 PM 943 Views
Old dude, you make a good point, too. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:01:29 AM 930 Views
Authority for Authority sake is just as Mores-less as No Respect for Authority Roland00 - 17/10/2017 06:07:15 AM 1007 Views
All generations experienced different cultures with different views *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:41:40 AM 534 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 544 Views
but less than 1900 vs 1920 random thoughts - 18/10/2017 02:27:59 PM 883 Views
I still have hope The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:50:35 PM 996 Views
I shall endeavor to combine Tom'n'Mookie's theories into one grand theory of... LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:15:48 AM 993 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 980 Views
This article agrees with your assessment The Shrike - 17/10/2017 02:30:03 PM 1064 Views
I appreciate your amendment. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 03:14:19 AM 1222 Views
no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:51:08 AM 944 Views
Re: no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside - uh, yes. nossy - 17/10/2017 01:44:26 PM 1013 Views
Most of us are very good at that random thoughts - 17/10/2017 08:24:50 PM 957 Views
Thanks. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:00:42 PM 868 Views
I disagree with relation to trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:17:45 PM 937 Views
A fair point. - Still, how far will you extend them? The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:47:50 AM 895 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 857 Views
Nods Roland00 - 18/10/2017 03:17:17 AM 877 Views
And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:02:44 PM 1055 Views
Re: And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 08:48:01 PM 955 Views
How would you propose such warnings be worded? damookster - 18/10/2017 09:21:02 PM 935 Views
Do you know a lot of people who suffer from PTSD? Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 05:26:06 AM 1117 Views
Stop. Now. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:21:13 AM 853 Views
Avoidance isn't the purpose of those warnings, though. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 06:32:16 AM 896 Views
You would ruin the literature though. And discussions around the literature. The Shrike - 19/10/2017 01:21:20 PM 941 Views
That's reasonable. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 11:58:56 PM 902 Views
Third party website? I fully support that. The Shrike - 20/10/2017 12:41:33 PM 1058 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 496 Views
Well argument settled becuase they already exist random thoughts - 23/10/2017 01:46:55 PM 827 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 857 Views
That is true but it could fixed if there was more demand random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:00:21 PM 871 Views
I feel like I now need a trigger warning for trigger warnings. *NM* The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:48:47 PM 574 Views
Fuck you Tom Roland00 - 19/10/2017 07:06:47 AM 1022 Views
Oh come on... Belals Girl - 19/10/2017 05:12:46 PM 926 Views
HAHAHA! This from the person who can't even write a coherent post *NM* Tom - 20/10/2017 07:10:45 PM 530 Views
Oh please damookster - 19/10/2017 02:10:11 PM 982 Views
Re: Oh please Ghavrel - 20/10/2017 12:01:02 AM 922 Views
What is your basis for arguing that "trigger warnings" are beneficial? Tom - 20/10/2017 07:19:42 PM 908 Views
Ha! Joke's on you! We don't do interrogatories in the criminal system. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:01:54 AM 911 Views
If you are not proposing altering any literature... Tom - 22/10/2017 04:28:53 PM 896 Views
I'm just gonna put this out there... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:24:55 PM 900 Views
Eh, I don't think that's accurate. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:04:58 AM 834 Views
An unnecessary tool.... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:14:06 PM 880 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 846 Views
I would challenge that statment.... Jeordam - 24/10/2017 05:14:17 PM 1044 Views
Do you actually believe those examples are valid? *NM* random thoughts - 23/10/2017 07:32:59 PM 501 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 610 Views
Agreed. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:16:33 AM 1006 Views
Interesting article. Legolas - 17/10/2017 07:41:34 PM 909 Views
Why are some HUMANS wary of freedom? Roland00 - 17/10/2017 05:31:04 AM 892 Views
Maybe the victimhood thing is another kind of honor Cannoli - 17/10/2017 01:02:43 PM 950 Views
Because it's easier to absolve oneself of power sometimes. For those people anyway. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:10:41 PM 905 Views
I apologize before hand Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:11:59 AM 892 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 876 Views
I haven't read all the comments, so I apologize if I'm doubling up nossy - 17/10/2017 01:06:00 PM 1108 Views
Oh those echo chambers. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:16:40 PM 1016 Views
I hate blaming things nossy - 17/10/2017 02:04:44 PM 1072 Views
I'm not even sure "echo chamber" is the right phrase Tom - 17/10/2017 02:17:07 PM 1023 Views
I'm not sure that is the most common choice. nossy - 17/10/2017 05:21:52 PM 1114 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 893 Views
Je ne regrette rien. My memes are both spicy and piquant. *NM* Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:20:55 PM 491 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 855 Views
You know, I'd not thought about that. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 03:07:05 AM 932 Views
I find him intriguing as a Captain. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:09:07 PM 934 Views
So now we are at episode 6 The Shrike - 24/10/2017 12:31:06 PM 806 Views
6 was by far the best episode of the series. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/10/2017 08:07:55 PM 510 Views
Yes The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:50:15 PM 856 Views
But are your Memes brothy and fully of Umami? Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:17:07 AM 830 Views
Umami is an irritating word *NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 04:59:21 PM 463 Views
Yes, ohdaddy is a much better word. *NM* LiterateDog - 18/10/2017 05:15:48 PM 573 Views
*NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 05:39:12 PM 504 Views
*NM* The Shrike - 18/10/2017 06:27:31 PM 495 Views
Snorts / Laughs so hard that I almost lost the drink I was enjoying. *NM* Roland00 - 19/10/2017 06:00:47 AM 536 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 931 Views
Agreed with all your points. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:53:23 PM 945 Views
The Netherlands, I'm not so sure about. Legolas - 17/10/2017 11:43:54 PM 897 Views
My apologies. I see Dutch and don't think of Belgium. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:56:26 AM 923 Views
That's alright. This is a confusing country in many ways. Legolas - 18/10/2017 08:58:15 PM 911 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 538 Views
Yes, in some ways it does. *NM* Legolas - 19/10/2017 05:38:41 PM 532 Views
Simple, true fredom is includes the freedom to fail HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:43:13 PM 950 Views
Re: Simple, true fredom is/includes the freedom to fail *NM* HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:45:51 PM 568 Views
Yes it is the freedom to fail Roland00 - 20/10/2017 06:36:02 PM 966 Views
This entire thread was so awesome.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:12:46 PM 955 Views
Jeo I think you in particular will appreciate this damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 905 Views
Interesting.....wisdom from on high.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 09:58:36 PM 812 Views
damn it *NM* damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 468 Views
I think a lot of us are thinking about trigger warnings differently. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:07:01 AM 912 Views
Maybe, maybe not... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:18:16 PM 834 Views
Glad you enjoyed it and that it provoked thought. The Shrike - 23/10/2017 02:32:57 PM 881 Views
I see this as... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:23:54 PM 861 Views
I kind of break them down into two types Vodalus - 22/10/2017 03:25:04 AM 984 Views
I wonder how much the fall of communism has to do with this? random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:20:16 PM 889 Views
Definitely more than a bit. The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:51:55 PM 830 Views
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