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Some 18 year olds fight in wars and die. Other 18 year olds cry and throw tantrums when someone says a word that they don't like hearing. The world we live in!

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Trust me, that isn't limited by any means to 18 year olds.

As it happens, veterans as a group have a high incidence of PTSD, which is what trigger warnings are supposed to be about.

Of course, their triggers tend to be things like loud noises, not ideas they disagree with or words they find scary.

I'm not aware of any veterans with PTSD ever asking for trigger warnings though.

That doesn't mean they can't benefit from it.

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