New Discourses The Seven Criteria of Cancel Culture
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Sep 17, 2025 Explore the seven criteria that define cancel culture and struggle sessions. Discover how punitive tactics aim to deplatform targets through coordinated attacks. Learn about moral grandstanding and the dangers of misinformation involved in these situations. Gain practical tips on how to respond and resist cancellation efforts effectively. Finally, reflect on the importance of fostering local accountability instead of succumbing to cancel culture mobs.
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Mass Scale Is Core To Cancellation
- Online cancellations are mass-scale phenomena driven by many people piling on at once.
- James A. Lindsay stresses that coordinated mass action distinguishes cancellations from ordinary criticism.
Punitive Intent, Not Correction
- A cancellation seeks punishment rather than correction of mistakes or ignorance.
- Lindsay emphasizes punitive intent as the key distinction between normal critique and a struggle session.
Apparent Coordination Signals Organization
- Cancellations often show apparent coordination, with familiar influencers cascading in unison.
- Lindsay notes such inorganic coordination suggests organizers are actively pushing the pile-on.