The internet is changing discourse. With so many vying for Pundit of the Year Award, the internet phases out the also-rans with startling rapidity, but many are left standing. Before discourse was capable of going viral, there was a huge peanut gallery of thinkers whose work was not so easily accessed. Their impact was not immediate and took time to filter into public consciousness. Now, a keyboard jockey can chew through 20, 40, 100 a day. Not only are the thinker's thoughts immediately available, they are usually accompanied by lots of persuasive commentary, one way or another. Maybe the cancelled deserve it; maybe not. Still, some survive. I mean, if Alex Jones can hang on so long, there's hope for anybody. I find that the ones complaining the most are those who do the internet/media for a living, understandably. The rest of us are just along for the ride.
The internet should be considered generally suspect. If it's not approached with skepticism can the bamboozling be far behind?
I'm not complaining. It's FUN. Let's cancel something!