Advocates for the use of trigger warnings suggest that they can help people avoid or emotionally prepare for encountering content related to a past trauma. But trigger warnings may not fulfill either of these functions, according to an analysis published in Clinical Psychological Science.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21677026231186625

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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    1016 months ago

    If they warn you, and you still watch it, then get distressed, that’s on you, man. That’s a pretty low bar for accepting personal responsibility.

      • @cynar
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        76 months ago

        The people who need them, generally are more likely to notice them.

        Unfortunately they get overused a lot, as well as poorly used, when they are.