I keep hoping that society will become more actively forgiving of things people actually regret in the future. Blackmail isn't possible if no one cares about your edgy phase that you got over.

Yeah, we seem to be able to rightfully forgive people who commit actual crimes once they atone in prison. But cancel culture seems to give you zero ways back despite the most genuine heart-felt apology you can muster for a faux pas you uttered a decade ago.

I think it will, but not before the current generation's white knights get hoisted on their own petards. The stuff they say and do today is going to come back and bite them, and then they'll realize the value of forgiveness and start preaching it.

The next generation will see it as they grow up, so it'll be smoother for them.

Not to mention all the ask-reddits such as "what serious crime did you commit and get away with?" or "what is your definition of torture? [SERIOUS]".

All one need is a black face/not black face AI. Or whatever will be taboo in 20 years.

Exactly what I thought when I first saw Facebook and Instagram. And it turns out that I am the idiot.