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But what else do you want me to do?

I don’t know what to say to this, it’s like talking to a religious fanatic.

Like a religious inquisitor or something. Like you can’t see the human anymore.

Ironically I feel like politicians are kind of immune to this, since apparently it’s fine if they don’t follow their morals and have all kinds of scandals.

But public people who aren’t politicians, seem in real danger.

I don’t think that’s a very healthy society: “Profess your innocence!”

But of course I’m anti-fascist. My utopia is a world-government wherein feeding and housing everyone is the top priority, so I’m probably further left than most people if we consider that to require a form of socialism or communism.

Thanks for illustrating the ‘Presumed guilty’ culture I’m talking about.

Really toxic culture when people presume bad faith and feel entitled to act in bad faith.

It’s basically a lack of psychological safety on a societal scale. I wonder what that does to mental and physical health as well.

No amount of articles is going to change my personal experience of none of that being true.

I don’t know a single person in my circle of friends or even family that votes on the Right, or would even consider it.

We talk about cancel culture because that’s what’s going on right now, and that’s the word we have for it.

Thankyou. In the post I already said I voted left but someone literally said my post was a dogwhistle for cancel culture, how does that even make sense? I know you said you didn’t want to examine my beliefs (thanks for making me not feel interrogated) I’m a centrist because I don’t want to be limited to a two-party system, I would prefer to vote for a green party instead. I’m pretty sure that doesn’t make me a fascist, but honestly I’m not even sure what the categories mean anymore.

Thanks a lot for the links!

Glad to know it’s not just me. Feels like all nuance has disappeared in favor of tribalism where there is no actual purpose to conversation outside of professing or confirming your allegiance.

Thanks for the encouragement, and I hadn’t thought of the destablization bot angle. Crazy to think about, but a fact nonetheless.

I’m neither right wing or know anyone right wing, and I vote left. And I’ve gotta tell you, nobody I know about uses ‘cancel culture’ as a dogwhistle for anything. I’m not sure where you’re getting your information from, but I think you might be the victim of social media algorithm extremism.

Reading your post helped me sort my thoughts better, what I really feel like we’re living in is a “Suspicion Culture”.

I mean that’s for sure, but it seems bigger than that and neurotypicals are being targeted as well.

This feels exactly like the kind of “You’re either with us or the fascists” rhetoric I talked about.

I don’t have any specific samples, but the fact that you’re fishing for red flags is kind of exactly what I’m talking about. It feels like were living in a “Suspicion Culture” which feels super weird and unsafe to me.

Not specifically no, but I don’t think it would be hard to find some examples. But I’m not necessarily just talking about celebrities, but also a general attitude happening on online communities and platforms.

But your question actually is a good example: My first thought is; “Does this person honestly want to know, or are they asking in bad faith trying to trip me up?” That’s the attitude I feel like is everywhere these days.

Anyone else giving up becoming a public person due to cancel culture?

There are insights I’ve learned through my life as a Buddhist and neurodivergent person I’d like to share on platforms, and occasionally, some contemporary topics I’d like to weigh in on for the same reason. I’ve also been encouraged by different people in the space based on what I’ve shared.

Politically I’m a Centrist, with most of my opinions being politically correct; Anti-Trump, Pro-choice and pro women’s issues in general, No problems with how people live their lives sexually or otherwise in terms of LGBTQ. I’ll vote left cause there’s no alternative, but dream of a non-two party system.

But I honestly don’t feel like sticking my neck out in the current culture. It doesn’t feel to me as if the “bad people are being cancelled”, while that does happen, it feels more to me that we’re “waiting for someone to trip up”.

And once you’re out, you’re out. There seems to be no space for people making mistakes, learning, and growing. It’s like we’re all meant to be perfect and there’s no learning curve whatsoever.

And occasionally I like to question topics or nuance views, and that just gets hit with these extremely tribalistic opinions where I’m either “with us or the fascists”, which just doesn’t reflect where I’m coming from at all.

As an example, sometimes as a neurodivergent you really can get far by developing strategies around your weaknesses, but I see people getting torched for “victim blaming” and all kinds of really strong reactions, based on them just trying to help, not at all trying to minimalize anyone’s experience as far as I can see.

So honestly I’m just staying out. Everything I’ve learned in my life has been through trial and error, being wrong and then getting wiser, and I just don’t feel safe in this culture. I feel like everyone’s waiting for you to trip up, and if I was to make a mistake, or have a bad opinion, there’s no chance to grow, it’s just instant banishment and goodbye.

Anyone else feel like this?

Edit: Upon reflection, it feels like we live in a “Suspicion Culture”.

ITT: Big Tech is mad you’re not having babies, Big Pharmacy is mad you’re not taking pills

That’s… genius. So there’s gotta be a law against it already

Shhh for christs sakes man, don’t give them any ideas

Damn, by patenting it they’re actually doing us all a huge favor.

Everyone will simply avoid microsoft games and no other gaming company can copy their stupid ideas.

Based

My eyes definitely fear it