I don't think they serve any other purpose than to signal that the person wishes to come across as considerate.
If it's gore, porn or such then yeah but if we're speaking of just text then no.
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I don't think I've ever been dissuaded by one, but I'm glad they are there for the people who appreciate them.
My life has been pretty trauma free, but even I sometimes benefit from trigger warnings. Sometimes you're just not in the mood for certain themes.
I was once on a long flight to attend the funeral of a close friend, and was watching a movie on the flight. I didn't know there'd be a funeral scene, and that hit way harder in the state of mind I was in at the time. I don't regret watching the movie, but it did give me a glimpse of how triggers work, in a form probably much milder than how people with real trauma would experience it.
In general I often find that accommodations for people with special needs often also benefit the general population. Accessible web design is often more pleasant to use in my experience, and probably easier for search engines also.
I like them, and they aren't controversial. Content warnings have been around since tv stations invented the PG rating
Nope. Not at all.
Yep! Love em. I use filters and such all the time. I have several topics I do not care for at all, so I skip right over those.
I think they're worthless mollycoddling & signs of a stunted mind.
If it's NSFW or NSFL, I appreciate the warning.
Other stuff, I don't care personally, but if others find it helpful, that's fine by me.
Prudish origins aside... I do think they're an excellent tool for parents and individuals to make informed choices. It's not practical to screen everything yourself. Going to a 3rd party like rotten tomato's is just option A with extra steps.
I think the only thing I have experienced so far about content warnings is that the material behind it/them is interesting to me to look at.
Definitely even if i never bother opting out due to it is more than fair to warn people about things like gore and graphic descriptions of death.
No.
I don't understand people who are upset by fictional works. It's fiction.