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The thing I find most notable here is the reason he's being forced out.

I mean, this guy probably does deserve to be fired... But Callimachi deserves to be fired right along with him, and she isn't. They were terrible at their jobs.

The reason here highlights two problems: First, that he might be being made the scapegoat, probably to distract from the huge failure of the organization as a whole that that podcast was. And second, that the twitter cancel culture mobs seemingly only want targets they find acceptable; they deliberately didn't target Callimachi but happily settled on him.

It highlights how hypocritical and toxic the cancel culture mentality is. And I don't think it will change if they keep on succeeding.

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Who's "they"? What's "cancel culture mentality"?

I don't think you're asking those questions in good faith, but I'll try to answer hoping I'm wrong: "They" is the cancel culture mobs in twitter I mentioned in that same comment, and "cancel culture mentality" is the attitude that whenever someone made a mistake, they made it forever and using those past mistakes to destroy someone, under the belief that people cannot change.

It was a genuine request for you to define your terms. I think it's a good idea in general, and it's vital for terms that seem to be fine-tuned to certain biases.

Remember back when the entire center-left press decided the word "bro" was sexist? I asked people doing it to define the word. So many genuinely had no idea it was short for brother. Their entire awareness and understanding of the term came from trashy think pieces about a west coast subculture. Knowing that meant I could choose to either dismiss them or make a probably-futile attempt to share the rest of the word with them.

Knowing what you, specifically, mean and what you think of those terms leaves me thinking of you what I initially assumed, but at least we're on the same page now. This saves so much time and energy, and avoids a tiresome demon thread.

Thank you.

> leaves me thinking of you what I initially assumed, but at least we're on the same page now.

Likewise. Have a good day.

> It highlights how hypocritical and toxic the cancel culture mentality is. And I don't think it will change if they keep on succeeding.

It sounds like you have been radicalized. Who is this “they” you speak of that is destroying your freedoms? Who is the secret cabal? What is the disconnect between you saying: “this guy probably does deserve to be fired...” along with Callimachi, and thousands of others on a public forums saying the same thing? If you would take a moment to be self reflective, you would be able to see that the “cancel culture” is not a “they”, but it is normal human behavior we all share including yourself.

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