The Hidden Risks of Canceling Culture

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A lot of American power comes from the sort of soft power of culture. It's not people trying to spread these things, it's just they're expressing their own cultural values. If Hollywood starts making movies and TV shows that are spousing ideas that weren't properly vetted by all the different relevant parties then those ideas get choked off. And so an example of like cancel culture that could be problematic is if there's too many ideas that are censored in America.

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Named "King of Viral Media" by Forbes, Emerson Spartz is one of the world's leading experts on internet virality and has been featured in major media including CBS, CNBC, CNN, and hundreds more. Spartz was named to both Forbes' and Inc Magazine's "30 Under 30" lists. Spartz is the founder of Dose, a top digital media company with $35 million in funding. Dose's videos generate billions of video views, and the company's broadcast TV show, Morning Dose, airs on CW stations nationwide. Previously, Spartz created 20+ of the world's largest viral content sites, including OMG Facts, attracting 50 million visitors monthly. At age 12, Spartz founded Mugglenet, the #1 Harry Potter site and one of the internet's largest communities. By the age of 19, Spartz became a New York Times bestselling author after publishing his first book. Find out more about Emerson at his website: emersonspartz.com

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