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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?

mux2000 :microphone: :guitar: @mux2000

.@shivian If you can imagine someone who may be hurt by it, put a CW on it. Someone may be happy you did.

About politics, remember how many people there are, who's lives are hanging on the word of some callous politician. We appreciate being distanced from the casual and cavalier way in which our families' futures are being discussed.

CWs give us the power over our inputs. We have so little control over what comes into our eyes to torment us in our heads. Be generous with them.