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510. Ben Burgis, author of Give Them an Argument, Christopher Hitchens, and Canceling Comedians While the World Burns

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast

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Cancel Culture, Isn't That Bad?

i'm really concerned about cancil culture. It seems really bad to me. There is, say, there's a lot of people who just say, oh, cancel culture, it's not real. And i told e, disagree with that, but i thought you made a really good point in the book which i don't remember ever seeing anyone make explicitly before. But if it doesn't actually have any benefitsa and it has this clear downside, that seems like a pretty easy calculation.

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