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Re:What it's like to be cancelled by reidrac on Monday June 21, 2021 @03:12PM (#27582949)
I think you are right.

And it really bothers me because sometimes I see something really unfair, and it is hard to not say anything, but it is not real life and you only need a handful of anonymous people with enough time on their hands to make your life hell. Just because you're not anonymous.

I almost regret being my real me online. We always had trolls, but this is something else.

I almost deleted this comment before sending it. That's the level of self-censorship because what for? What's the point of sharing my opinion here? Is it worth it? Probably not!

Re:What it's like to be cancelled by leesalminen on Monday June 21, 2021 @03:42PM (#27583398)
I find myself self-censoring more and more here on HN. I never had a problem until someone on here accused me of being a racist because my company consisted of primarily white people. It really messed with my head for a little bit. I mostly try and shy away from any contentious topic online now. I haven’t felt this pressure IRL (yet?) because people that know me know that I’m a very reasonable person who doesn’t hate anyone or any group.
Re:What it's like to be cancelled by darioush on Monday June 21, 2021 @04:39PM (#27584134)
> because people that know me know that I’m a very reasonable person who doesn’t hate anyone or any group

That, and other aspects of reality may not interest the kind of people who would 'cancel' someone.