[FRIAM] the cancellation arc

[Eric Charles]

That is a really good article. Oddly well balanced, veering at times one
direction or another, then correcting. Coulda been tightened up a bit...
but if that's my only criticism, that's pretty high praise!


<echarles at american.edu>


On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 4:33 AM ⛧ glen <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:

> The New Puritans
>
> https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/10/new-puritans-mob-justice-canceled/619818/
>
> Steps extracted:
> 1) you divide your acquaintances into heroes, villains, and
> good-but-useless.
> 2) you can't continue in your (admittedly "successful") learned behaviors
> (career, etc.).
> 3) you obsess that everyone hates you and apologize, even if you feel you
> did nothing wrong; and your apology is rejected.
> 4) people investigate you, confirming your persecution complex by
> anonymous proceedings controlled by people you think hold grudges against
> you.
>
> And I suppose 5) you grapple with what to do after the episode (e.g.
> become a Free Speech Warrior - FSW or move on).
>
> --
> glen ⛧
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