The problem with "wokeness" as a category is it's far too wide and incorporates trends that are positive and ones that are problematic which makes it a profoundly unhelpful term.

E.g. the right will use "woke" to describe entirely historically accurate analysis of Britain's role in the slave trade or imperial crimes (e.g. the now infamous National Trust report). Accurate history is a good thing!

It's also used to describe what used to be called political correctness - which is for the most part just about being kind, empathetic and inclusive. Attitudes towards difference amongst younger people particularly have made society far far better over the past few decades.

And it's used to criticise genuinely thoughtful efforts to rethink curriculum choices and about how culture can affect different groups in society. (E.g. this excellent thread on Of Mice And Men - https://twitter.com/GCSE_Macbeth/status/1388223346781921291?s=19)

But then it's also used to describe epically dumb corporate behaviour my companies who are just petrified of bad publicity so engage in cargo cult wokism with tick box nonsense on diversity or firing people for daft reasons.

And then you get really aggressive policing of language and views that demands people are fired or that their books are pulped for expressing views that are contentious or problematic. These kinds of cases are genuinely worrying re: and open society.

IMV sensible people who's run a mile from the views of Laurence Fox and rent-a-quote Tory backbenchers need a different word to describe the genuinely problematic stuff - otherwise we'll end up negating the positive trends.