The punitive sensibility in American life, when coupled with the thirst for promotion and branding, truly knows no bounds. "Twisting the knife" would take on a literal meaning if allowed...provided the clout gains were there.
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Do you think the best and most aggressive media influencers would still lead shame and cancellation campaigns if they were required to watch the beheading or quartering of the person being shamed/canceled once the likes and shares hit a certain volume? All signs point to yespic.twitter.com/Lh1ZFMQ1Hx
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No. Too squeamish.
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In the final analysis, probably so. But they'd love to catch up and follow their destroyed lives, so the lives stay destroyed
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It’s really striking to be watching this unfold a few days after Hana Kimura’s suicide.
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Yes, that's a sad story indeed
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maybe i'm feeling uncharitable this morning but if anything i think this might encourage them
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I'm with you. I feel like they'd consider this a "virtuous cycle" or positive feedback loop
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They’d love it. They’d all write articles about how it traumatized the only people who can ever matter: them!
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We will see what they do whenever a cancelled person goes live on Instagram to broadcast their suicide to the internet.
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