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[–][deleted] 14 insightful - 2 fun14 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

No, cancel culture does the most to harm to people who are NOT financially untouchable. We can't speak out without the risk of losing our livelihood. People on twitter were making a big deal about these privileged rich/tenured people signing the Harper's letter, but that's precisely the point. Only the uncancellable can safely speak out on cancel culture. I'm glad they're doing it on behalf of the rest of us.

That said, Biden all the way. Doesn't stop US politics from being a dumpster fire with no candidate who will stand up for women though. :/

[–]DogeWalker 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Doesn't cancel culture impact celebrities, leaders, and those in powers by definition? One is "cancelled" from the sphere of tweets and pop culture. I don't see how it really impacts the everyday person.

[–]Anna_Nym 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

One is cancelled from one's job, social groups, and any other realm that mass pressure can reach. You are so lucky that you've never seen it in action. It's horrible and cruel and leads to a Stasi-like/Cultural Revolution-like state. Free speech and cancel culture cannot co-exist.