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> Soon people will realize that reality is often nuanced Why do you think this is going to happen soon after 2021 and not any other time since homo sapiens dev

by tlb 6y ago

> Soon people will realize that reality is often nuanced Why do you think this is going to happen soon after 2021 and not any other time since homo sapiens developed language? Obviously many things are different now, so your statement isn't a-priori implausible. But I guess I'm not feeling an overall societal trend towards accepting more nuance.

jfengel 6y ago
In 2021 it got a new name and a new definition, as "the things that other people do that I don't like". Instances of it that we do don't count, because reasons. It'll pass in a year or two, when they've come up with a new thing to admit to. (In this domain, every accusation is a confession.)
- bingbong70 6y ago
  I don't think 'cancel culture' exists... the internet exposes users to a tremendous amount of bad faith actors, taking a quick assessment and acting to save your own time is the natural response to the wave of BS.
  - blueflow 6y ago
    There are vast social circles in society where public shaming and defamation are a shunned approach to social conflict. I'd go as far that this is the silent majority of people and its just tech people who don't get it right. Not quite far from the observation that many tech people lack social skills. To address your point - from an tech-outside view, there is definitely something like "Cancel-Culture", but its difficult to realize if you don't have an alternative perspective on handling conflicts.
    - bingbong70 6y ago
      >To address your point - from an tech-outside view, there is definitely something like "Cancel-Culture" I believe this is just called the market. Market participants voluntarily defunding operations that are perceived as harmful is as old as man. Its just that we now have information to track funding sources at our finger tips. Boomers would've 'cancelled' IBM if they knew about the active contracts with the Nazi government during WW2, it wasn't some "unique lost wisdom" that stopped them, just a lack of information. This is the market acting on more information...and the market was never expected to be efficient, especially in the short-term.

by tlb 6y ago

jfengel 6y ago

In 2021 it got a new name and a new definition, as "the things that other people do that I don't like". Instances of it that we do don't count, because reasons. It'll pass in a year or two, when they've come up with a new thing to admit to. (In this domain, every accusation is a confession.)

bingbong70 6y ago
I don't think 'cancel culture' exists... the internet exposes users to a tremendous amount of bad faith actors, taking a quick assessment and acting to save your own time is the natural response to the wave of BS.
- blueflow 6y ago
  There are vast social circles in society where public shaming and defamation are a shunned approach to social conflict. I'd go as far that this is the silent majority of people and its just tech people who don't get it right. Not quite far from the observation that many tech people lack social skills. To address your point - from an tech-outside view, there is definitely something like "Cancel-Culture", but its difficult to realize if you don't have an alternative perspective on handling conflicts.
  - bingbong70 6y ago
    >To address your point - from an tech-outside view, there is definitely something like "Cancel-Culture" I believe this is just called the market. Market participants voluntarily defunding operations that are perceived as harmful is as old as man. Its just that we now have information to track funding sources at our finger tips. Boomers would've 'cancelled' IBM if they knew about the active contracts with the Nazi government during WW2, it wasn't some "unique lost wisdom" that stopped them, just a lack of information. This is the market acting on more information...and the market was never expected to be efficient, especially in the short-term.