A reminder that it's OK to not take sides and just support your friends. Maybe they did something bad, but we all make some serious errors in judgement.
One of my friends was not cancelled but shunned by a lot of people. Not sure exactly why; it was probably a lot of minor stuff that added up.
I just asked him straight: "did you do anything bad enough that I shouldn't be friends with you?". He said "no" and we moved on.
Cancelling or shunning is usually not the right punishment even if someone does something pretty bad. Unless someone who is a cultural model (e.g. CEO), and just can't do their job any more, cancelling doesn't really solve a problem. It just makes people hypersensitive, politically-correct, and quiet. That's not a healthy environment.
One of my friends was not cancelled but shunned by a lot of people. Not sure exactly why; it was probably a lot of minor stuff that added up.
I just asked him straight: "did you do anything bad enough that I shouldn't be friends with you?". He said "no" and we moved on.
Cancelling or shunning is usually not the right punishment even if someone does something pretty bad. Unless someone who is a cultural model (e.g. CEO), and just can't do their job any more, cancelling doesn't really solve a problem. It just makes people hypersensitive, politically-correct, and quiet. That's not a healthy environment.