Mastodawn

Aleen Dec 20, 2022

I have been genuinely baffled by the cries to put self-promotion behind a CW since I started using Mastodon in earnest this fall.

I know that everyone uses social media differently, but I want to know what people are working on. I want to know about new books or albums or apps or podcasts or whatever. I want to know who is looking for help via crowdfunding.

I care about the whole person, not a persona they're forced into by arbitrary rules.

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R.A. Porter (he/him)

@aleen While I'll occasionally use a CW for a topic I think will have limited appeal or an opinion that might unnecessarily ruffle a few feathers (my take on the world cup falls in that latter category), mostly I eschew them. If I were to post something I thought might truly be triggering, I'd absolutely use one.

That said, one of the best things about meta discussions about CWs is finding the gatekeepers so I know to mute them.