Look, I get the impulse behind cancel culture. Holding powerful people accountable sounds good in theory. But in practice, it’s turned into a mob mentality that punishes people for minor mistakes or even just unpopular opinions. We’re seeing careers destroyed over tweets from years ago, with no room for context or growth. That’s not justice, it’s just fear. People are scared to say anything remotely controversial, which kills real discussion. And who decides what’s “cancelable”? There’s no due process, no fair hearing. It’s just whoever shouts loudest on social media. That’s not how a healthy society should handle disagreements. We need accountability, sure, but not this digital witch hunt.

You say cancel culture holds people accountable, but does it really? More often it’s just trial by Twitter, with no evidence needed and no chance to defend yourself. Think about that teacher fired for a joke taken out of context, or the journalist who lost their job over a decade-old college article. That’s not accountability, that’s punishment without process. And the chilling effect is real — people self-censor, real debates shut down, and nuance gets destroyed. Yeah, some bad actors might get called out, but the collateral damage is huge. We can have accountability without turning everyone into a target. Let’s not pretend this mob mentality is the same as justice.

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