& #39;Cancel culture& #39; is of course a cultural issue. But it& #39;s also an industrial relations issue. People are losing their jobs in industries where there& #39;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& #39;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 & #39;cancelled& #39; in industries where there are skills shortages.

A prediction: as unemployment increases & job openings shrink, we should expect to see parallel increases in & #39;cancellations& #39;.

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