Question about the actual success rate of online call-out campaigns

I was reading a study from the University of Washington last week. It said that only about 15% of major online call-out campaigns actually lead to a person losing their job or a project being canceled. I found it on a research site called Pew's digital library. That number is way lower than I thought it would be. It made me wonder if the idea of 'cancel culture' being super effective is overblown. Most of the time, it seems like the person just gets a lot of bad press but keeps working. Has anyone else seen stats that back this up or prove it wrong?

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michaelk2326d ago

That study's interesting but feels off. The real damage is the social and professional isolation, not just losing a job. Seen it ruin reputations way more than the stats show.

the_jade26d ago

Totally, the social fallout is way worse.

barbara_schmidt6819d ago

Reputations can bounce back though, right? @the_jade makes it sound like a life sentence. People get caught in scandals all the time and are back on TV in a year. The "social fallout" often just means a few awkward months, not total ruin. Most folks move on to the next thing to be mad about pretty fast.