I'm surprised to see these talking points still being repeated. They were plausible a few years ago, but now? Just silly.

> The people who find themselves “cancelled” almost always still end up with large platforms.

Survivorship bias. Most of the people who get cancelled just disappear. They don't have FU money or a big following. We only keep hearing about the few who are too big to cancel.

Plus you're not taking into account how much of a chilling effect all of this has. Many people are now self censoring. That has a regressive effect on society. We can't progress without free and open exchange of ideas.