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Is this a “the first as tragedy, then as farce” type of deal? The same authoritarian impulse but over such small potatoes.

• bheadmaster 4y ago
  > Is this a “the first as tragedy, then as farce” type of deal? Definitely. First, cancel culture emerged as a response to genuine concerns about social justice and equity, particularly with regards to marginalized communities. Cancel culture initially sought to hold people accountable for their harmful actions and words, and to create a more inclusive and just society. However, over time, cancel culture has increasingly become a farcical parody of its original intentions - it has devolved into a tool for online mobs to attack individuals for minor or unintentional offenses, resulting in a culture of fear and self-censorship. Cancel culture has also been weaponized by some to silence dissenting opinions or to settle personal scores, rather than to advance social justice. See: https://rms-open-letter.github.io/ https://rms-open-letter.github.io/ for a recent example.