I think the status risk is real, but also a bit overblown, because polite society isn’t the whole world. If needed, you can make money outside it, have a social circle, and lead an interesting life. When people commit suicide after being canceled, I think it’s more because none of their polite society friends would stand by them rather than signal morality. But if you already know that about polite society, and have friends and family independent from it, you should be fine for the foreseeable future.
I think the status risk is real, but also a bit overblown
This post is about trying to figure out and/or explain recent trends in epistemic conditions, for which it’s not the real status risk that matters, but the perceived risk. So this response doesn’t seem directly relevant. (Talking about something tangential here is fine with me, but I just want to make that clear.) ETA: On second thought I guess this could be part of the explanation for why people have high perceived risk so it is relevant after all. :)
If needed, you can make money outside it, have a social circle, and lead an interesting life.
Can you explain more about this? For example if you’re a professor and you get canceled, what are you supposed to do to regain comparable income/status/perks?
I think the status risk is real, but also a bit overblown, because polite society isn’t the whole world. If needed, you can make money outside it, have a social circle, and lead an interesting life. When people commit suicide after being canceled, I think it’s more because none of their polite society friends would stand by them rather than signal morality. But if you already know that about polite society, and have friends and family independent from it, you should be fine for the foreseeable future.
This post is about trying to figure out and/or explain recent trends in epistemic conditions, for which it’s not the real status risk that matters, but the perceived risk. So this response doesn’t seem directly relevant. (Talking about something tangential here is fine with me, but I just want to make that clear.) ETA: On second thought I guess this could be part of the explanation for why people have high perceived risk so it is relevant after all. :)
Can you explain more about this? For example if you’re a professor and you get canceled, what are you supposed to do to regain comparable income/status/perks?
For income, maybe try to get a job in industry. For status, if nobody spoke up against the canceling, I’m not sure such status is worth regaining.