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« on: September 13, 2015, 11:45:08 PM »

This is an utterly fascinating article, particularly the tidbit about how trigger warnings are actually harmful toward those with PTSD and those with certain fears in that it reinforces said fears by encouraging avoidance of them.

Haidt is also spot on about how taking offense often stifles debate and obstructs critical thinking as a whole. What I find most absurd and perhaps the most legitimately damaging aspect of extremely PC sentiments and trigger warnings is that they're not exactly prevalent or even easy to find outside of college campuses, so the overly offended attitude "coddled" in college will be crushed when someone actually has to address a controversial issue that they may find uncomfortable or offensive.
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