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> who insta-blocks anyone who even mildly disagrees with him about _anything_ on Twitter.

Does his block makes you lose your job? If not, you are missing the point.

I took this essay's main thrust to be around a lack of nuance in the discourse. His own behavior indicates he's pretty unwilling to have any nuance himself; pot calling the kettle black, etc.

“Does losing your job kill you? If not, you are missing the point.”

It kills your livelihood. It will make it hard for you to get a future job if they don't give you a good reference, especially if the industry is close-knit.

It puts your financial wellbeing of you and your family at risk.

You and others will probably think twice before dissenting otherwise you better dust off that resume and tap into those savings.

But I guess people aren't killing people so cancel culture is okay, is that your standard?

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