• @CliveRosfield
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    5 months ago

    Why do we need content warnings on lemmy on mundane stuff like this?

    • @essell
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      215 months ago

      For those people who its not mundane for.

    • flicker
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      165 months ago

      Because there are, genuinely, people in this world, in this moment, who are considering suicide so sincerely that seeing an image like this at the exact wrong moment will decide that it’s what they should do.

      • @I_Has_A_Hat
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        -65 months ago

        Oh yea, I’m sure this image is really the thing that would give that final push to a person teetering on the edge. /s

        No one could be triggered by this. And if they are, they should probably stay off the Internet entirely and never interact with anyone because fucking anything could trigger them. The onus is not on the general public to cover or censor even the mere mention of suicide.

        • @[email protected]
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          75 months ago

          That’s a really bizarre way to spell “I know literally nothing about psychology” but you do you.

          • flicker
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            45 months ago

            I was going to make this exact same comment but I was going to put “I’ve never known the despair that leads a person to attempt suicide.”

            I’m glad we seem to be on the same page.

    • Cattypat
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      65 months ago

      people like me who can be bothered by it

      you not being upset by it doesnt necessarily mean there arent people who are upset by references to suicide or portrayals of sharp objects in this context

      its not quite necessary or expected on lemmy as far as i can see but its definitely appreciated when i have to see one less triggering post, cause the stress does add up

      though i will point out that its pretty useless when the image isnt spoilered or hidden within the body cause who reads the title first and THEN decides if they want to see the post

      • @PugJesusOP
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        85 months ago

        though i will point out that its pretty useless when the image isnt spoilered or hidden within the body cause who reads the title first and THEN decides if they want to see the post

        It should be spoilered on here, marked as NSFW

        • Cattypat
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          35 months ago

          oopsie daisies thats a config issue on my part ty

      • @CliveRosfield
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        -25 months ago

        If you get bothered by an image like that you should just not enter a public discussion board or the internet period. I genuinely mean it if something like that ruins your day.

        • Cattypat
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          35 months ago

          its not day ruining, but as i said in my original comment the stress definitely adds up

          • @CliveRosfield
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            5 months ago

            If the random chance it stresses you out and leads towards a potential day ruined I think you are not mentally ok to be on the internet, let alone discussion boards, and I say this with due respect. This is not a safe space.

            • @[email protected]
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              45 months ago

              You seem upset about the trigger warning. Maybe you’re the one who should not be on the internet.

              • @CliveRosfield
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                -15 months ago

                Good response. Very funny. Well said.

    • @PugJesusOP
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      65 months ago

      It’s just a courtesy. As someone who’s gone through several suicide attempts myself, I understand that there are things which can be unnerving and people wish to avoid. While suicide references are, ironically, not actually one of those things for me, as I’m quite comfortable with it, I do absolutely understand the concept and that suicide references are one of the more common kinds of content people wish to avoid.

    • @[email protected]
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      15 months ago

      Half a year ago someone posted this image on Lemmy. I jokingly commented “Let’s commit self-deletions” (verbatim)

      Well, comment removed with the reason “Encouraging suicide”. Yeah, that’s how far up their asses some mods have a stick. And probably some shit-ass users who may have reported the comment.

      And I can assure you I fist-hand relate to what I joked about.