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I looked up the actual number of people who signed that petition to get a comedian fired
It was only about 2,300 signatures on Change.org, but the news made it sound like a massive public outcry. Does anyone else think the scale of these 'movements' gets blown way out of proportion?
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the_kai6mo ago
Remember that whole thing with the author who got dropped by her publisher? The petition had maybe 5,000 names, but the headlines screamed she was "canceled by readers." It creates a feedback loop where a tiny group gets treated like a big deal, which makes them louder, and then the media covers that noise as proof it's a big deal. We end up fighting over storms in teacups.
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the_logan6mo ago
Media loves a good outrage story, it gets clicks. The actual numbers are almost always tiny but they make it sound like the whole world is angry.
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jennifer_henderson896mo ago
Yeah but "the actual numbers are almost always tiny" feels off. Sometimes a small group can point out a real problem that a lot of people quietly agree with but don't shout about. The media might blow it up, but that doesn't mean the core issue isn't there. It just gets lost in the noise of the loudest voices.
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