Re:We’re Google Workers, and We Are Forming a Union
by choeger on Monday January 04, 2021 @09:00AM
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Yeah right. "Cancel culture" would never, ever, ask for firing people. Or remove them from schools. Or harass them in real life. Everything stays civilized on twitter and the rest is alt-right propaganda.
Re:We’re Google Workers, and We Are Forming a Union
by RHSeeger on Monday January 04, 2021 @11:13AM
(#25633237)
> "cancelled" (complained about on the internet)
You are completely misrepresenting what being "cancelled" means to a lot of the people it happens to. It can mean the public causing them to be fired from their job, prevented from finding another job, disconnected from both social and other contacts. Cancelling someone isn't just complaining about them; it's commonly putting for effort to ruin their life.
"Don't be evil".
(Of course, that ended up being the opposite of ideological fervor, being both ill-defined and tepid)
It's also quite remarkable that people regard being "cancelled" (complained about on the internet) as more serious than fired, which comes with actual costs.