It's becoming increasingly clear to me that "cancel culture" is really just "temporary pause on unfettered access to fame and fortune culture". It's wild to me

It's becoming increasingly clear to me that "cancel culture" is really just "temporary pause on unfettered access to fame and fortune culture". It's wild to me how many stories I've seen over the past few months—in a variety of industries and contexts—where somebody who had only recently been "persona non grata" is back on the job and back in the public eye. I'm beginning to think the only truly-binding cancel culture is when someone is literally prosecuted for a crime. I'm not saying in particular whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, just an observation (plus IMO the media kerfuffle over cancel culture is way overblown).