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Technical question 1: as an alternative to a full block, is there a way to "soft block", or tag, or whatever, some people, to act as a sort of CW?

Not ideal, but Sync for Lemmy premium (ultra) has a custom tagging/highlighting feature. Not sure about other apps. It's subscription or a large lifetime payment. But there is cloud syncing (and other features).

Matt Baume queer history in amarican sitcoms.

Which phone?

That doesn't justify it...

I don't even see how it's possible to stop someone from using social media until they're 18 unless they truly don't want to.

Yes, but do they self-identify as the bad guy?

It's a bit much

do they know they're monsters?

You badly underestimate the proportion of people who have never heard of Mastadon.

RIP Mario and Luigi

Oh you're in for a treat. I'd really recommend playing the original Paper Mario first if you haven't already.

We'll never find out.