'Cancel culture' is of course a cultural issue. But it's also an industrial relations issue. People are losing their jobs in industries where there's an oversupply of labour (academia, arts, & media). By contrast no-one is cancelling solar panel installers or home health aides.

Obviously if you choose to work in an industry where there's an oversupply of labour, you will have to reduce the price of your labour. That means getting paid less, and/or having less security.

Am not trying to justify or excuse cancel culture. Am just pointing out that there are economic factors behind the cultural issues. I doubt people are getting 'cancelled' in industries where there are skills shortages.

A prediction: as unemployment increases & job openings shrink, we should expect to see parallel increases in 'cancellations'.

So with COVID-19 & jobs constricting across all (or most) spheres, cancel culture will likely intensify & spread.