Almost no one gets cancelled. Social networks — esp. those around celebrity — are robust. But, what does happen is that "cancelled" people become Schelling points for inter-group animosity...so a self-sustaining process with few positive effects and a host of bad ones.
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Replying to @generativist
Are you saying that social groups can resolve inter group conflict by projecting animosity onto a social pariah rather than diffusing the conflict by honest communication?
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Replying to @ryan_j_hope
tbh i don't even think they can diffuse the conflict with honest communication given most mediums (e.g. twitter) because that's not why they exist
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If your social medium allocates attention by means of power laws, you're going to get power distributed accordingly, and we're all just deferring to up the incomprehensible hierarchy.
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Basically, think global act local works because the more power is abstracted, aggregated, and held by distant actors, your ability to affect them declines so, at least, you're misallocating a precious resource and in many cases it's more than opportunity cost.
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