Having been here since 2016, I can tell you there is definitely no such thing as a consensus on usage of content warnings on the fediverse. It's a decentralized network that doesn't belong to any one party, so by definition there is no single culture on it. Different corners have different expectations and customs.

@Gargron

Eugene has been more than here. He helped build the place. Listen to him and stop the CW policing.

@sandearl @Gargron we can listen to him while not agreeing to his opinions. As much as we can appreciate his work, we still are a community as a whole filled with more people than just eugene. His authority isnt rock-hard, nor is the community’s. The opinions expressed in a dialogue and their legitimacy matters more than anything.

@edendestroyer @Gargron

You may have misunderstood. He said there's no consensus on CW use. You've been here about four days. I've been here about ten. You and I can have our separate opinions about CW use, but Eugen knows a hell of a lot more about the culture here than either of us. So I'm telling people don't tell others how they should use CWs based on the culture here. He just told us. I'm respecting expertise.

@sandearl @edendestroyer @Gargron I think it’s important, when coming over from Twitter, that we don’t bring our bad behaviours with us. One of the reasons this is so chilled is down to the use of #ContentWrappers. They’re not exclusively for offensive material, more of a thoughtful guide for people who maybe don’t want politics splashed all over their home. We should be less bull in a china shop, and tread more softly.