84. Our Complex Humanity Cannot Be Canceled

Losing compassion in the name of compassion

Cancel culture does nothing to create justice or healing

It’s an ouroboros- the more a person participates in cancel culture, the more likely they are to be cancelled

The goalposts of what is and is not okay are always moving

I am not here to intellectually coddle my audience

Collapsing both/and issues into either/or issues

Shame is not a social justice tool

Treating people like human beings, not political abstractions or online content

Moral perfection is impossible

People are not disposable

Less punishment and more rehabilitation

Dehumanization only leads to more injustice

What cancellation would have meant for our ancestors and how that ancient imprint affects us today

The trauma of cancellation shuts down the brain areas needed for healing and growth

Quitting the cult of wokeness

Choosing truth over popularity

The parallels with the witch hunts

This is not how we restructure humanity toward a more just, kind, equitable future

Cancel culture leads to self censorship

Your ancestors will not cancel you, the earth will not cancel you, the sun will not cancel you