Re:What it's like to be cancelled
by leesalminen on Monday June 21, 2021 @03:42PM
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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.
> 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.
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!