Part of the reason I find the "cancel culture" debate frustrating is it's never clear what the ask is, or who it's being made of.
But if you look at the employer and media incentives that lead to people getting mobbed and then fired, it gets clearer. nytimes.com/2021/04/18/opi…
But if you look at the employer and media incentives that lead to people getting mobbed and then fired, it gets clearer. nytimes.com/2021/04/18/opi…
A lot of the problems right now aren't a speech "culture." They're driven by economics, and the key actors are social media companies, search giants and employers who really could change the decisions they make in ways that would lead to a better speech climate.
One thing that's buried in the column but I want to pull out: I see a lot of people on this here web site who've made being anti-cancel culture their core political identity but they spend their time doing the things that lead to people getting cancelled and harassed. 
Don't tell me what you think of cancel culture. Show me what you do when there are easy retweets to be had for mobbing someone online and I'll tell you what you think of cancel culture.
Fights over speech are important! This is political conflict that needs to happen. But hopefully we keep it from serving, or being worsened by, the business models of social media platforms and the shifting priorities of corporate marketing departments.
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