There is not a single time where a CW has stopped me from being exposed to upsetting things. I read all the posts regardless. I only use CWs to stop people from immediately seeing potentially inappropriate/nsfw things
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@burnoutqueen I generally think they're good for phobias and the like, if I see something that triggers my thalassophobia like an underwater shot of open ocean or whales, I'm going to have a panic attack and then shortly permablock the person posting them, so I think they're useful for that case, but there are plenty where it's just a way to sanitise people's feeds so they don't have to engage with topics that make them mildly uncomfortable like their own privilege
@Atatra I don't know all the phobias, and I typically do not post images as a general rule. I mostly yap about my opinions.