Opinion: Cancel culture blurs accountability and annihilation

We are all familiar with what it means to get “canceled” — it all starts with an off-color comment resurfacing from a YouTube video back in 2010, and quickly ignites a social media firestorm. This phenomenon, more commonly known among Gen Z as cancel culture, has the power to bring to light problematic behaviors that otherwise go unchecked in a matter of minutes. But too often, cancel culture goes beyond holding people accountable for their actions and becomes more focused on public shaming and destroying someone’s online image and personal life.