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> The cancel culture boogeyman generally doesn't destroy lives, which makes one wonder why people like PG feel it so important that they need to write essays decrying it.

Since only people with wealth and privilege are in a position to denounce it, they must have questionable ulterior motives?

You argue dishonestly and incoherently.

Or more likely, they can’t believe mere mortals would dare push back against them.

You can test if it’s a boogeyman by saying something awful and true about a ’victim’ group at your job. For good measure you can also say something awful and true about white man.

See what is the response.

> The cancel culture boogeyman generally doesn't destroy lives, which makes one wonder why people like PG feel it so important that they need to write essays decrying it.

I don’t think that’s true as there are many examples of people’s loves being destroyed, mainly through careers ended. For example, Nobel-prize winning scientist Tim Hunt [0]. He’s famous and lost his job, for saying something stupid.

[0] https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/11/8764901/tim-hunt-sexist-r...