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In response to "I think it's lazy that HBO Max only put the Suicide Awareness notice on the last episode of their Heaven's Gate mini series. -- nm" by Qale

and to be contrarian and well, old....to me it seems unnecessary or at least superfluous to have to put that notice on a Heaven's Gate documentary

Posted by JD (aka Jason Dean) Jan 24 '21, 15:23

Ok, mebbe, I really I am being contrarian cause it is it necessary to put trigger warnings on a Jonestown documentary?

er, mebbe, I've watched too many of the HBO docs (and loved them) and I don't remember any warnings? I mean if I willing watch a documentary about a hitman or a serial killer or a murder, it seems that I made a conscious effort to watch it.

Though again, it is minimal effort to HBO to tag then entire series. Mebbe they thought it would be spoilerish?

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It costs nothing and could be everything to the right person. That's really all I mean by it. -- nm - Qale Jan 24, 15:55
and apparently I just signed up for ST awareness training - JD Jan 24, 15:28
Jonestown is old enough, some people may not realize what the outcome is. A lot of people don't remember a Congressman was killed and a current - jnine Jan 24, 15:28 2
- I think I'm a fan of suicide and seizure warnings. Ones about how times were different during slavery are kind of a no-duh, but I'm not against them. -- nm - Qale Jan 24, 15:59
- I guess the twisting of the phrase drinking the Kool-Aid away from the Jonestown literal isn't helping to keep that horrific history in mind -- nm - JD Jan 24, 15:35

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and to be contrarian and well, old....to me it seems unnecessary or at least superfluous to have to put that notice on a Heaven's Gate documentary

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