Brutkey

Petra van Cronenburg
@NatureMC@mastodon.online

🧵 I know, outrage wants to break out. You want to scream in disgust. Point the finger at the guilty parties.

First, take a deep breath. Remember that in a network like the Fediverse, lots of people are vulnerable themselves, they may have experienced traumata. It doesn't cost you much to make a CW: https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-content-warnings-cws-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/
Everybody can read your post - but decide before if one's strong enough.

I write this as a journalist,

#Epstein #childAbuse #EpsteinFiles #socialSkills

Petra van Cronenburg
@NatureMC@mastodon.online

🧵 who is trained to be tough about photos. But that's precisely why I know what consuming too much violence and brutality in images can do to even stable people. And at some point, the effect of provoking outrage or activism wears off. Readers become numbed.

This morning at breakfast, I saw two horrific photos in my timeline where the victim's face had been insufficiently obscured. I don't know when I'll ever get these photos out of my head. I'm tough, and it was

Petra van Cronenburg
@NatureMC@mastodon.online

🧵 horrifying.
The person who posted it achieved nothing except a few helplessly cynical comments. With CW, I would have been prepared to deal with it appropriately (but not during breakfast). And others, too.

Please show your social skills in social media. It doesn't cost you much.