Doesn't it feel like we need to have tiers for Cancel Culture?
Some people deserve to be cancelled for their actions and ideas. But our rush to perpetual judgement is removing our ability to discuss big issues.
Here's what I mean. This may not be articulated super well, so bear with me:
Tier 1: "These people did horrific shit and we should generally expunge them from the societal record"
I don't know if I would throw Hitler and Harvey W. on the same level, but let's say both of them could be in this tier. Other dictators and just generally "bad hombres," to quot…
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