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Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by everdrive on Monday October 04, 2021 @11:09AM (#28747689)
Except that I never had a chance of being on a hollywood blacklist in the first place. I don't even use social media, and it's still possible I could say something off-color somewhere and find myself canceled.
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Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by treeman79 on Monday October 04, 2021 @11:18AM (#28747807)
Or not say something. Refusing to join in can be an offense.

Sort of a “join us or die” accept killing is not usually needed to shut someone down. Shunning is usually enough these days.

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Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by BitwiseFool on Monday October 04, 2021 @11:21AM (#28747854)
"Silence is violence" and "In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist".
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Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by treeman79 on Monday October 04, 2021 @11:24AM (#28747885)
Logical fallacy that leads to oppression and genocide.
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