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Chris's avatar

I am mostly annoyed by the selective use of “they’re just children,” we have seen many instances of people being cancelled for edgy shit they said when they were 14 but when it’s convenient a 22-year-old has a developing brain and can’t be held to account for anything.

Also has any institution shredded their credibly more thoroughly in the last few years than Harvard+Yale? Between the Christakis incident, the psychology professor that faked data, the “trap house” incident at Yale law, and the “personality” scores used for admission, we should be treating these more like junior colleges than august institutions.

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Apparently the poor dears feel unsafe. Maybe they should feel as unsafe as Jews hiding in a safe room from homicidal maniacs. I have zero sympathy for these moral idiots and I don’t agree with Jesse and Katie.

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Mkwultra's avatar

"we have seen many instances of people being cancelled for edgy shit they said when they were 14 but when it’s convenient a 22-year-old has a developing brain and can’t be held to account for anything."

Late to this party(?) but this is spot on. Yes, the young folk often have radical views that they later outgrow and everyone can spew whatever bs they want on their twitter accounts. However, signing on to a public letter espousing a particular worldview is not a mistake made by children, it's a choice and anyone who actually signed and agrees with the letters should face whatever (constitutionally legal) consequences that follow.

Or more simply: If you want the benefits of signing the letter, deal with the related consequences.

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