It’s fascinating to see all of these reckonings, and the associated discussion around them elsewhere on the internet. How it seems to fall into these binary “why are people still platforming this person” vs “let’s all just move on” bins of opinion. Great to see people being held somewhat, and that’s a very weak somewhat, accountable for their shitty behavior and terrible opinions.
At the same time, no one really gets “cancelled”. Even many of the people who have been accused of some heinous, illegal actions are still pretty rich, free, and active in whatever circles they were before. I definitely think that’s something we need to examine as a culture. When this has come up in conversation, people complaining of our “too PC culture” or whatever, a fun challenge is to try to have them name someone who has been accused - and not gone to court - who is actually cancelled entirely from their industry, profession, or life. It’s really quite hard, considering how big this accountability movement has been viewed as.
Highly recommend Some More New’s video on the subject:
Exactly. It’s not a bug; it’s a feature.
