Help me out here guys. I know things get people upset, including politics... but at what point do I need to put anything that can get anyone upset behind a content warning? NSFW stuff, things that can cause epilepsy, sure... but conversation about politics? Feels extreme to me. Let's talk about this. Why should people use a CW for it? Why shouldn't they?
@shivian I really enjoy the no-assholes-policies, and I would enjoy it further if toots about e.g. the minority president would be CWed, because it's an asshole, and I don't want to see its face or read its name.
@lieselotte @mothman but anyone can be upset with anything... am I supposed to CW anything anyone ever asks me to, or I know *might* offend someone, otherwise I'm being a jerk? At what point is it the reader's responsibility to move past upsetting - but generally discussed - content that they don't like (be it politics, climate change, forest fires, or other upsetting topics)?
@shivian @mothman It's a hard question that I think cannot be answered in generalized way. It also depends if you want people to read your posts or mute you.
From what I read from you so far I would say that you will set CWs responsible, and that the rest is up to taste.
Right now I find it a little bit unsettling tbqf that people use "war" as a CW...
@shivian I mean, you use a flashy gif as an avatar, what is as far as I can take from multiple posts regarded as very impolite if not even unacceptable around here. So we are way past egg shells.
Idk, if you want to let it rip, go to unsafe.space or maly.io?
Nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen, nech?
@lieselotte @mothman :heart: thank you - and yeah, it's a touchy subject for sure (including the new "war" CW flag) but I also don't want to be a part of an experience where I have to walk on eggshells the whole time, worrying about whether something should be tagged or not - and potentially being seen as a total jerk if I don't tag something that someone feels I should have. Seems extreme to ask for anything offensive ever to always be tagged.