It's not about the signatories. A common email (example from this morning): "I left academia because I didn't conform to ultraleft views. I was walking on eggshells to avoid being denounced. No one knew I (horror) held moderate views...
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If the signatories of the "cancel culture isn't real" letter didn't think it was a problem they had to sign it anonymously, I don't think they'll be convinced by people they don't like having to hide their views.
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@GeneralHandler your story about the badges would be goodThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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That story said nothing. It was a ghost story.
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I'm still trying to figure out what the "right" or "conservative" position actually is.
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Would that sit alongside another anthology of stories of people who feel they've been socially "cancelled" due to biases against their identity? Some argue there's no "institutional racism" but claim there *is* institutional political bias.
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"So you've been publicly shamed" has already been written, and they don't care. These people don't respond to evidence, their ideology is based on faith. Cancel Culture CAN'T be real because they CAN'T be the bad guys, end of story.
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@Yi_Zen_Chu : Paul Graham's suggesting something similar to what we were discussing before? (see above) -
Indeed! The question is, how to implement it?
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I'd pre-order that
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