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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?

Stardust @Cheshire

@shivian it's not something that gets me personally, but I have a kid struggling with pretty severe PTSD that certain info about queer bashing I'm politics, graphic war stuff, etc is triggering in a non satirical way.

We seem to be in an odd place where daily routine politics of managing budgets and various management bills can have a sense of dire life or death consequence because of extremist in the government.

@shivian granted I also think you have the right to say no, and it's up to them to decide if interacting with content you post (or is boosted) is worth it from the risk/benefit analysis.