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Agreed. Tom Send a noteboard - 19/10/2017 06:16:33 AM

The subjectivity of it alone militates against it. What constitutes an issue that requires a trigger warning? Will books end up like pharma ads?

The Aeneid, by Virgil

WARNING: People considering suicide, people with PTSD, people afraid of Hell, people who have been the object of unwanted sexual advances, people who have had problems at sea, people whose cities were sacked, people whose family members were murdered, people jealous of the achievements of others, people who don't like Italians, people who DO like Italians, people with hippophobia, people afraid of the dark, people who have problems with duels and people with an aversion to pagan gods are advised not to read this book.

Seriously, Gabe? With all due respect, go fuck yourself. The warnings constitute spoilers so snot-nosed kids don't feel bad. Fuck them too.

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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Why Are [SOME] Millennials Wary of Freedom? The Shrike - 16/10/2017 07:16:47 PM 2499 Views
Good article. Tom - 16/10/2017 08:05:48 PM 997 Views
Indeed it is a pathology of fear. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 01:59:24 AM 910 Views
This makes me especially sad. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:47:51 PM 852 Views
never thought of it that way but excellent points *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 03:31:51 AM 604 Views
Definitely a possibility. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:46:42 PM 859 Views
I totally agree on there being fewer causes for fear. Legolas - 17/10/2017 06:39:38 PM 927 Views
Wait...you said *Rubio* was trying to push a positive, hopeful message? RUBIO? Tom - 17/10/2017 08:22:40 PM 863 Views
Maybe I shouldn't have omitted the disclaimer about his foreign policy. Legolas - 17/10/2017 08:33:37 PM 881 Views
Ok, fair enough Tom - 17/10/2017 09:15:14 PM 805 Views
Yes. I think the days of American armed intervention in Latin-America are well behind us. Legolas - 17/10/2017 11:54:41 PM 843 Views
Regarding 'Make America Great Again'. Trump wasn't the first. He won't be the last. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:44:09 PM 987 Views
Do we still have WSE points? I was quite the mogul in the waning days of WoTmania. *NM* Hieshyn - 16/10/2017 11:36:00 PM 570 Views
/me steals your WSE points. *NM* The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:48:08 PM 537 Views
Interesting damookster - 16/10/2017 11:46:32 PM 898 Views
Old dude, you make a good point, too. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:01:29 AM 862 Views
Authority for Authority sake is just as Mores-less as No Respect for Authority Roland00 - 17/10/2017 06:07:15 AM 939 Views
All generations experienced different cultures with different views *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:41:40 AM 513 Views
Agreed but there is a difference in severity between 1997 to 2017 vs 997 to 1017 *NM* Roland00 - 18/10/2017 05:52:14 AM 508 Views
but less than 1900 vs 1920 random thoughts - 18/10/2017 02:27:59 PM 819 Views
I still have hope The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:50:35 PM 933 Views
I shall endeavor to combine Tom'n'Mookie's theories into one grand theory of... LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:15:48 AM 907 Views
So we are back in the Age of Romanticism. Western Civilization has been there before. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:58:04 PM 895 Views
This article agrees with your assessment The Shrike - 17/10/2017 02:30:03 PM 988 Views
I appreciate your amendment. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 03:14:19 AM 1158 Views
no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:51:08 AM 883 Views
Re: no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside - uh, yes. nossy - 17/10/2017 01:44:26 PM 959 Views
Most of us are very good at that random thoughts - 17/10/2017 08:24:50 PM 893 Views
Thanks. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:00:42 PM 805 Views
I disagree with relation to trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:17:45 PM 865 Views
A fair point. - Still, how far will you extend them? The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:47:50 AM 839 Views
I don't know, but I'm not entirely sure it's a big deal either way. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 02:56:09 AM 798 Views
Nods Roland00 - 18/10/2017 03:17:17 AM 811 Views
And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:02:44 PM 997 Views
Re: And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 08:48:01 PM 878 Views
How would you propose such warnings be worded? damookster - 18/10/2017 09:21:02 PM 866 Views
Do you know a lot of people who suffer from PTSD? Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 05:26:06 AM 1044 Views
Stop. Now. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:21:13 AM 800 Views
Avoidance isn't the purpose of those warnings, though. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 06:32:16 AM 836 Views
You would ruin the literature though. And discussions around the literature. The Shrike - 19/10/2017 01:21:20 PM 876 Views
That's reasonable. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 11:58:56 PM 840 Views
Third party website? I fully support that. The Shrike - 20/10/2017 12:41:33 PM 966 Views
Peace for our time! I agree with everything you wrote here. I'm always a sucker for more studies. *NM* Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:03:31 AM 470 Views
Well argument settled becuase they already exist random thoughts - 23/10/2017 01:46:55 PM 773 Views
Yeah but they don't necessarily exist for works of literature usually read at the university level The Shrike - 24/10/2017 12:28:35 PM 794 Views
That is true but it could fixed if there was more demand random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:00:21 PM 813 Views
I feel like I now need a trigger warning for trigger warnings. *NM* The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:48:47 PM 547 Views
Fuck you Tom Roland00 - 19/10/2017 07:06:47 AM 963 Views
Oh come on... Belals Girl - 19/10/2017 05:12:46 PM 856 Views
HAHAHA! This from the person who can't even write a coherent post *NM* Tom - 20/10/2017 07:10:45 PM 505 Views
Oh please damookster - 19/10/2017 02:10:11 PM 927 Views
Re: Oh please Ghavrel - 20/10/2017 12:01:02 AM 860 Views
What is your basis for arguing that "trigger warnings" are beneficial? Tom - 20/10/2017 07:19:42 PM 838 Views
Ha! Joke's on you! We don't do interrogatories in the criminal system. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:01:54 AM 859 Views
If you are not proposing altering any literature... Tom - 22/10/2017 04:28:53 PM 846 Views
I'm just gonna put this out there... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:24:55 PM 838 Views
Eh, I don't think that's accurate. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:04:58 AM 776 Views
An unnecessary tool.... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:14:06 PM 789 Views
Why does this reasoning apply to PTSD but not to other diseases? PTSD is a physical issue. Ghavrel - 24/10/2017 12:33:31 AM 787 Views
I would challenge that statment.... Jeordam - 24/10/2017 05:14:17 PM 978 Views
Do you actually believe those examples are valid? *NM* random thoughts - 23/10/2017 07:32:59 PM 470 Views
Forget it, mook. He's just being a silly, stupid kid. He should know better. *NM* Tom - 19/10/2017 06:17:28 AM 581 Views
Agreed. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:16:33 AM 947 Views
Interesting article. Legolas - 17/10/2017 07:41:34 PM 849 Views
Why are some HUMANS wary of freedom? Roland00 - 17/10/2017 05:31:04 AM 826 Views
Maybe the victimhood thing is another kind of honor Cannoli - 17/10/2017 01:02:43 PM 898 Views
Because it's easier to absolve oneself of power sometimes. For those people anyway. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:10:41 PM 835 Views
I apologize before hand Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:11:59 AM 821 Views
Only made it through page 2. Were there separate graphs for just N. American/West European nations? The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:04:05 PM 809 Views
I haven't read all the comments, so I apologize if I'm doubling up nossy - 17/10/2017 01:06:00 PM 1050 Views
Oh those echo chambers. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:16:40 PM 945 Views
I hate blaming things nossy - 17/10/2017 02:04:44 PM 1006 Views
I'm not even sure "echo chamber" is the right phrase Tom - 17/10/2017 02:17:07 PM 954 Views
I'm not sure that is the most common choice. nossy - 17/10/2017 05:21:52 PM 1035 Views
I get irritated too. But I still keep them in my news feed as well. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:49:45 PM 820 Views
Je ne regrette rien. My memes are both spicy and piquant. *NM* Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:20:55 PM 462 Views
I'm of Russian extraction. I like my food bland. Garlic, dill, salt, pepper. It's enough for me. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:52:27 AM 806 Views
You know, I'd not thought about that. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 03:07:05 AM 861 Views
I find him intriguing as a Captain. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:09:07 PM 842 Views
So now we are at episode 6 The Shrike - 24/10/2017 12:31:06 PM 739 Views
6 was by far the best episode of the series. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/10/2017 08:07:55 PM 483 Views
Yes The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:50:15 PM 804 Views
But are your Memes brothy and fully of Umami? Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:17:07 AM 762 Views
Umami is an irritating word *NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 04:59:21 PM 429 Views
Yes, ohdaddy is a much better word. *NM* LiterateDog - 18/10/2017 05:15:48 PM 540 Views
*NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 05:39:12 PM 467 Views
*NM* The Shrike - 18/10/2017 06:27:31 PM 461 Views
Snorts / Laughs so hard that I almost lost the drink I was enjoying. *NM* Roland00 - 19/10/2017 06:00:47 AM 498 Views
I do think some of this is specifically American and to a lesser extent the rest of the Anglosphere. Legolas - 17/10/2017 06:26:33 PM 872 Views
Agreed with all your points. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:53:23 PM 879 Views
The Netherlands, I'm not so sure about. Legolas - 17/10/2017 11:43:54 PM 844 Views
My apologies. I see Dutch and don't think of Belgium. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:56:26 AM 854 Views
That's alright. This is a confusing country in many ways. Legolas - 18/10/2017 08:58:15 PM 842 Views
America and to a lesser extent the rest of the Anglosphere puts a higher valuer on liberty *NM* random thoughts - 19/10/2017 01:53:50 PM 504 Views
Yes, in some ways it does. *NM* Legolas - 19/10/2017 05:38:41 PM 503 Views
Simple, true fredom is includes the freedom to fail HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:43:13 PM 890 Views
Re: Simple, true fredom is/includes the freedom to fail *NM* HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:45:51 PM 536 Views
Yes it is the freedom to fail Roland00 - 20/10/2017 06:36:02 PM 898 Views
This entire thread was so awesome.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:12:46 PM 903 Views
Jeo I think you in particular will appreciate this damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 843 Views
Interesting.....wisdom from on high.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 09:58:36 PM 752 Views
damn it *NM* damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 435 Views
I think a lot of us are thinking about trigger warnings differently. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:07:01 AM 842 Views
Maybe, maybe not... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:18:16 PM 758 Views
Glad you enjoyed it and that it provoked thought. The Shrike - 23/10/2017 02:32:57 PM 821 Views
I see this as... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:23:54 PM 803 Views
I kind of break them down into two types Vodalus - 22/10/2017 03:25:04 AM 902 Views
I wonder how much the fall of communism has to do with this? random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:20:16 PM 842 Views
Definitely more than a bit. The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:51:55 PM 770 Views
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