No I think that’s the dangerous part. It used to be hard to hold radical fringe opinions. If you openly identified as a Klansman you would likely get shunned in most communities. Your exchange of social power for your idiotic beliefs was made open and clear.

Now it’s very easy to find a large safe space to discuss these beliefs and organize without social ridicule. And by doing so, it becomes easier for others to join in.

We have lost the power of the shun. Cancelling is the awkward and unwieldy big brother version. It’s not nearly as effective.