I think it's worse than that. "Cancellation" is often used in the same way the pillory used to be - making an example of one, as a warning to the rest. Whilst

I think it's worse than that. "Cancellation" is often used in the same way the pillory used to be - making an example of one, as a warning to the rest. Whilst it's still bouncing around as a thing, discussions simply aren't happening. You can't query aspects of cancel culture, without fearing that you'll be next...so you type something banal.. you decide it's safer to say "N-word" even in contexts where you're directly quoting ... nope, I'm definitely not going to say it here.