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Saying anyone can harass your employer into firing you if you offend them is begging the question.

• throwaway894345 6y ago
  I don’t believe it is. At will employment allows for the abuses we see in cancel culture. If you’re asking “are people organizing campaigns to have people fired?”, there are numerous examples. One which springs to mind is Lee Fang—he was targeted by coworkers although he wasn’t ultimately fired. Another would be David Shor.
  • pseudalopex 6y ago
    That claim is much weaker. Didn't you say cancel culture isn't a very good term?
    • throwaway894345 6y ago
      "cancel culture" isn't a very good term because it can encompass different things, but I've established several times in this thread what I mean by it: harassment campaigns for the express purpose of having an employee terminated because they caused offense. I don't understand why you say this claim is weaker (weaker than what?).
      • pseudalopex 6y ago
        You claimed previously anyone can harass your employer into firing you if you offend them. The new claim is weaker. Cancel culture is also a bad term because it isn't a culture.
        • throwaway894345 6y ago
          Anyone can harass your employer into firing you if you offend them because we have at-will employment (or more precisely, because we don't legally protect one's employment from cancel culture). Those aren't rival claims... > Cancel culture is also a bad term because it isn't a culture. No argument here, but I'm going to keep using it for lack of a more precise, widely-agreed-upon term.