Your statement makes the assumption that the community at large had no impact whatsoever in the actions of Etika. This man lived on the Internet. He was an entertainer. For you to say that seems far more misinformed than Mat going out of his way to make a full presentation.
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What is cancelling to you? Is it the dismantling of someone’s reputation through accusations founded on little to no knowledge? If so, I’m pretty sure spreading the narrative that he profits off of the dead for self-gain could contribute to that end. Unless you disagree?
You have 20k followers. How do you amass a mob? It’s more often than not through speech and written language. If everyone runs with the narrative that you provided of “using his death for clout” that would end in cancellation. At the least it’s contributing to misinformation.