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I’ve often wondered about the ‘herd immunity’ that forms as a result of widespread cancel culture. Initially I assumed that prolific canceling would lead to a
by vwcx 6y ago
I’ve often wondered about the ‘herd immunity’ that forms as a result of widespread cancel culture.
Initially I assumed that prolific canceling would lead to a general societal understanding of the unsustainability of the cultural. The idea that in Presidential elections in 2059, every candidate would have so much ‘dirt’ against them that it might level the field a bit.
But as this article suggests, another alternative might just be a deadly-to-democracy silence.
- luckylion 6y agoAll experiments with ideologically driven cancel-culture we've had in the time since WW2 point to silence being the answer. You might be able to open up in a very private setting, but East Germany showed enough evidence that there will be spies even in your closest circle who will report on you. If you need to tell somebody how you really feel, write a letter to yourself and then burn it. Otherwise, just smile, repeat the party line, and carry on.
- teachrdan 6y agoAre you actually comparing "cancel culture" to being imprisoned by the Stasi? The most powerful person in the country regularly tweets opinions that cancel culture supposedly makes impossible to say. There are those who make cancel culture out to be an all-powerful entity. But the evidence suggests it's just a right wing boogie man in all but the most extreme cases. And sometimes not even then!