Hey Mastodon, what's the latest take on content warnings?

[mtechman@mastodon.ie]

@jkirkendall
Lots of different choices...I try to CW food and USPol and not post horrific stuff, since it's rarely unique. My filters work pretty well.
I like it when people use CWs for mental health, PTSD...I'll often bookmark and come back to read it later, when I'm feeling able to say something kind.

[dalias@hachyderm.io]

@jkirkendall It depends on who your circles are and what their needs are. Mastodon is not one community but a shared medium in which many communities with different needs can coexist. The only thing that's not appropriate is trying to tell a stranger who's speaking to their circles and not to you what they should or shouldn't cw.

[kernsac@mindly.social]

@jkirkendall I have seen people put content warnings on just about everything, from books to food. I have never actually put a content warning on a post, because I figure people can skip it if it bothers them. As far as reading posts with content warnings, I have my app set so that I hear the content warning, but the post still shows for me.

[lisettedeboer@mastodon.social]

@jkirkendall I have the same experience. CW's seem much less common today than a few years ago. I use filters for sanity and look at my timeline without boosts. I do appreciate the politeness of CW's though.

[donaldham@mstdn.social]

@jkirkendall
I prefer to filter hashtags or keywords instead, because it is under MY control. It doesn't put me in the position of being a Mastodon HOA, badgering others to behave the way I want them to.

That's neither my right nor my responsibility.

[mimesatwork@wandering.shop]

@jkirkendall I try to put one on US politics (and food if I can remember) as those are the ones people get bombarded with he most and I'm sure they get plenty of exposure to both outside of Masto. The CW can help with a bit of currating while not losing people you like talking to.

Not sure if I've used other ones here since I tend to post pretty harmless. Sometimes I swear, but not in English

[elfkin@woof.group]

@jkirkendall In my book, CWs are for explicitly sexy stuff, violence, and gore. Triggers like food, politics, and foss get tagged so as to let folks curate their own experiences with filters.

It's surely my age showing, but I don't go in for warning/tagging things like eye contact or discussions of mental health that *don't* involve violence of any sort.

[mshearthwitch@wandering.shop]

@elfkin @jkirkendall I'm also in this camp. I'd much rather consistently use hashtags and let folks make their own choices for care. Masto offers great hashtag filters!

[elfkin@woof.group]

@MsHearthWitch @jkirkendall It just feels like the most adult/responsible way to go about things.

[mshearthwitch@wandering.shop]

@elfkin @jkirkendall I totally agree.

[mossyquartz@social.vivaldi.net]

@elfkin Someone who thinks little of eye contact, clearly, is someone who thinks little to none about autistic community members. Some among us prefer a moment to prepare for sights which remind us of previous memories. I accuse you of being a normal person. I don't ordinarily use the newspeak word, ableist. I guess I am now beginning to understand what that word can mean.
Edited:
It looks harsh as I re-read this. Sorry, not meant as harsh. I think more about the feelings of others as I encounter the content warnings in their mamy categories. I guess eye contact isn't my trigger, but its warning reminds me to concentrate extra hard to notice the important aspects of the picture when I do look.