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I must be out of touch or too old or both, but what compels these individuals to fall in line? Why can't they tell their critics to buzz off? Some possibiliti
by foobarian 7y ago
I must be out of touch or too old or both, but what compels these individuals to fall in line? Why can't they tell their critics to buzz off? Some possibilities I can imagine:
- The identities are real, so there is danger of external real-life impact (harassment of friends/family, job loss, etc)
- Craving for approval - might get ostracized by the community
- Internal impact - might e.g. lose business from the community if it's some kind of store
- prawn 7y agoThere's risk in becoming embroiled in controversy; less risk in placating it. If you wrote something you felt was empowering and some people reacted negatively, you might feel that there is a lot more that you don't understand and that pushing blindly on could be risky.
- Mikeb85 7y agoPretty much. An accusation of being -ist can get you fired IRL. Even if you're completely in the right, a big enough mob will convince your boss you're 'toxic' and they'll let you go.
- zweep 7y agoThese high profile knitting bloggers make their money from their knitting blog. My wife for example follows them on Instagram and buys their products. Being “cancelled” is like being fired from a job for them.