Cancel culture has found its way to the world of the written word.
And just when we thought it was over.
This bizarre manifestation of social engineering, bringing back the time-honored tradition of the witch hunt, has found a new target.
Writers. Or, more accurately, producers of written content.
Don’t get me wrong, cancel culture has found many legitimate targets in its strange history. And it’s done some good. It’s probably done a lot of good. But I haven’t yet decided what I think about the new locus of its ire. I mean, we all love a good witch hunt. Don’t we? But the frenetic aggression that is growing around this particular witch hunt is interesting.
Or scary.
And I think that this iteration of cancel culture will see casualties on both sides. It’ll certainly take down its share of writers. But I think this time, it’ll also take down its share of platforms.
No matter which stance a platform takes, for or against, the opposite side will revolt. Cancel subscriptions. Cancel accounts. Make their opposition known on other platforms.
And as with all iterations of cancel culture, its manifestation is far from organic. It’s certainly always seeded for some nefarious purpose. By some nefarious group.
Yet we’re happy to play our role as pawns in these machinations of power.
Look at me. Writing about it like the good little pawn that I am.
I don’t know what the answer is. As always, if I have something that I want to say, I write it myself. If I have some academic position to put forth that can benefit from the leveraging of AI to help me express my idea more digestibly, I will use the assistance of AI.
And for all you culture warriors out there, this one was written by me.
Cheers
