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Why “Cancel Culture” Isn’t Such A Bad Thing
Depending on who you ask…
Cancel culture was a beast before the world turned upside down, but as Covid-19 ravages an destabilized nation, with casualties of a war, that’s raging with physical and mental ailments to the point of death, the stakes have gotten higher, and intolerability for bullshit is the solid word on the street.
As someone who experienced the harrowing episode of regretfully tweeting out a link to my personal essay that received the wrong attention for good reason, I have a firsthand account of how scary it is to feel the wrath of mob mentality.
Thankfully the brief encounter in 2012, with livid strangers on a platform that I was still learning to navigate, spared me the weeks-long agony that has become the typical sentence of banishment for those who loudly hit the wrong notes.
Social engagement in 2020 has evolved into the competitive sport that requires an uncanny level of alertness, to keep up with the ever-changing list of worthy contenders for the crown of perfection, that’s constantly undergoing revisions to scrub away the damning evidence of infallibility.
There are times when least faves are thrown under the bus with viral venom, and the instinct to rejoice gives way to stunned fascination at the shredding that callously…
