"There is no such thing as cancel culture"

followed by a justification of cancel culture.

We all know this is a choice a lot of people are taking or being intimidated into taking by dominant cultural forces in society right now. That's why we call it cancel *culture* not law. https://t.co/M8bMenifxr

— Helen Pluckrose – Audiobook? Yes. Read by me? Yes (@HPluckrose) July 11, 2020

Cancel culture is real, and it’s usually most perpetrated by those who say “there’s no such thing as cancel culture.”

However, to understand it one must examine what’s really occurring. Cancel culture has nothing to do with morality or expiation of past sins — and it has everything to do with competition over a declining number of high-quality professional jobs. That’s why it’s actually worsening during the pandemic, as more of those jobs evaporate, never to return.