"fiction doesn't affect reality" thoughts

TLDR: ya it do ^w^ 

For people who enjoy listening to a intensely mentally ill schizophrenic stoner.... The full sauce: 

This is a statement I have many a mixed opinion on. Fiction can and will effect reality this is true! It can make people change or act different, it can make social movements begin and end. BUT there is a sense of, responsibilty, when a user engages with content. This is why content has reccomended age groups and warnings, so you as a reader can asses your ability to handle certain content. 

There is harmful fictional content, and there is fictional content depicting harm that isnt harmful. Theres a pretty decent mutually agreed upon point where it crosses the line but ultimately it is up to user and creator discretion. We should not police what people create.

I personally consume and produce a lot of fiction that is self harming to me, and retraumatizing to myself. This is not a brag or gloat, or glorification of mental illness, this is raw truth. I keep that work either private or heavily tagged and posted in the appropriate adult only spaces. 

When a creator takes no steps to do such a thing for more heavy topics that is when in my opinion it becomes problematic. Thats when people who are avoiding said content may be exposed nonconsensually :p 

I am constantly trying to improve my systems on my website. But to be on the safe side my entire art page of the site comes with a big fat warning just to keep people safe and informed. 

But yeah fiction does effect reality doesnt mean that we shouldn't depict what happens in reality. Just means we should communicate clearly, be aware that yes this is fiction, and aknowledge the harm the content is able to cause and be sensible as to how its presented. 

Thats my opinion on that phrase. I know it's one that people in spaces adjacent to mine will disagree, People who are "proship", but alas idc. I don't care if you are "pro ship" or "anit ship" get a job lmao. Harm is harm no matter if it's fictional or not. Its how you process it is what matters. An adult can read something like lolita and extrapolate that this is harm and should never be done. Adults are able to read and consume content that is morally corrupt, and know what is right and wrong. Idk I've never read lolita and i don't care to it grosses me out lmao. X3 

I am a unmedicated mentally ill weirdo on the internet so take my thoughts with a grain of salt pls 

Much love 

A wolf on the web