I don't put content warnings on "politics" in part because everything is political
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I don't put content warnings on "politics" in part because everything is political
To me this is where the balance tips between individual and community interests, I get that these are subjects that cause anxiety, but reducing visibility comes at greater collective cost imo and the weight of responsibility for avoiding it therefore lies with the individual
Unfollow, block, mute, curate your feed, limit your time on social media
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Here's the thing about this, a lot of folk's entire lives are "political" in ways that they can't opt out of
I'm reminded of the situation we had on here when white folk were asking Black folk to CW their lived experiences of racism
By asking folk to CW what some regard as "political" you create a situation where content visibility is tailored to the comfort of those who get to opt out of politics (on account of politics not having life or death stakes for them i.e. privilege)
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I'm queer and would appreciate if you did CW it.
CWs aren't about avoiding news, they're about having some kind of warning before clicking open and hearing bad news.
You don't have to, it's your choice, but for many people CWs are an accessibility tool so they can read topics that can trigger panics if they're seen without warning.
I'm not pretending there's an easy solution to this, it's really tricky to know when to use CWs, but I don't think everyone abandoning them completely is a good idea as it will cut some people off from hearing about important news.