Cancel Culture | Recovery
Today's episode is about "cancel culture". Canceling people doesn't make them disappear--It just prevents you from engaging in an open and honest dialogue. Instead of canceling people, let's give them a chance to grow. The world is constantly changing, and we should allow others the space to adapt and learn from their mistakes. (0:42) IGNTD Hero Program (4:35) Adi starts discussing cancel culture (5:45) Adi talks about how cancel culture is making even like-minded people turn against each other. (7:03) How we could've used the JK Rowling situation to advance dialogue. Instead, we buried it. (8:15) How cancel culture helped enable Trumpism (9:49) When you cancel someone, they don't go away. They just don't talk to you about your disagreements. (11:24) Who can we rely on for information now that everyone with an opinion has a platform? (12:35) The connection between cancel culture and the addiction world (13:36) Cancel culture doesn't give people the opportunity to learn and grow. (14:17) Cancel culture and the drug war (15:20) "You can't make these broad decisions about somebody else's worth as a human being simply based on an opinion they have." (15:58) Adi's personal experience with being told to "go away" because of his views on addiction (17:04) Disagreements are natural. It is important that we leave space to have discussions about our disagreements. Mentioned in the Episode: IGNTD Hero Recovery Program
