As I understand it, the idea of a safe space is that college students, and perhaps others, need an environment free from disagreement, no matter how politely expressed. My use of the blocking features, on the other hand, is entirely about punishing rudeness.
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Interesting. I never do it to punish. Doesn’t seem like a meaningful punishment. But then again I don’t think I’ve ever truly felt the urge to punish. Only the urge to protect myself or others.
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Elaborate on b) please.
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Like on campuses etc. I’ve never been in one though so I don’t know what they’re like first hand. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_space
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Ack, I clicked option 1 instead of 2. My understanding of safe spaces is the same as
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I also try to turn off retweets by default for the same reason.
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It's signal/noise, not some overstated danger. I want Twitter to be entertaining or insightful, and endless histrionic politics is neither.
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Define use, agree, premise, and safe space in your own words and I'll respond to the poll

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Everything else is a perception trap
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Im not popular enough to need to block or mute people
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