I agree with a LOT of your post, Abigail.
You don't hear people saying "Oh, I had to buy some new kitchen knives today and it really triggered me" offline, so why do we have it online? If anything, it makes people MORE sensitive and unable to cope with real life. Because we're going to encounter razors. We're going to encounter blood. Heaven forbid, we're going to have to cut vegetables and bread and all kinds of things!!
I'm not sure how to put it into words properly - but I do feel that it's making people more sensitive and when they see a certain word like razor or blade, they're going to automatically feel bad because "the internet says it will make you cut".
That was a poor explanation. I hope someone knows what I mean.
But I don't really think much can be done. It's one of those topics that go round and round in circles and end up being locked. No disrespect to you, and it's a really valid point you're making - there's just never (or not likely) gonna be a happy medium.
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