Interesting Links for 08-01-2023

[andrewducker]

1. The Power of Indulging Your Weird, Offbeat Obsessions

(tags:obsession science research advice viaPatrickHadfield )

2. Trigger warnings for innate parts of people's lives are not a good idea

(tags:triggerwarnings minorities )

Comments

[wildeabandon]

A trigger warning is a very specific kind of label, which implies that the thing which is labelled is likely to be traumatising. A culture of providing content notes on a neutral basis provides all the benefits of trigger warnings, but doesn't cause the problem highlighted in the post you linked to of making people feel as though there's something wrong with them because an aspect of their life is being flagged as traumatic.