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I don't see a prevalence of trigger warnings. I do see a prevalence of people talking about trigger warnings.
by scott_s 10y ago
I don't see a prevalence of trigger warnings. I do see a prevalence of people talking about trigger warnings.
- api 10y agoI thought I was the only one. This whole topic feels a bit... I dunno... fabricated? astroturfed? I mean are these things really an issue outside of maybe a few humanities departments in super-liberal private colleges? It's an election year folks.
- actuallyalys 10y agoIt does seem like the discussion often assumes they are or will be widespread, which doesn't seem to be happening. I'd like to see numbers, particularly on college campuses, where they are allegedly more common.
- philovivero 10y agoI'm going to go out on a limb and say you don't live/work in California. I spend a lot of time in SF and LA, and in both places, the types of people who demand trigger warnings (and, related, talk about microaggressions and other imaginary offenses) are pretty common. That also happens to be where a huge chunk of HN commenters/readers are based. It is our reality. I do celebrate the news that outside of the SF/LA metro areas this cancer has not yet reached, but my day-to-day is very much affected by it.