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Yep:

>tries to make it a new normal that entire people can have their "feelings hurt" (what?) by mere non-insulting opinions, and it tries to make it a new normal that all actors should censor any undesirable or potentially undesirable opinion.




Well, can we say that people have their feelings hurt by Blizzard's opinion here, and try to make it normal that everyone should boycott them for it?


No, very simply they are protesting censorship, which is the opposite of what you're implying.

You are saying that boycotting is itself censorship- no, it is a tool, that can be used by many people, with many POVs, and like most tools it can be used as a weapon either in defense of liberty or against it.


I'm not saying that, I was just wondering out loud where people draw the line. Please don't put words in my mouth.


Seemed like a clear implication. Boycotts and cancel culture travel together at times but they are themselves orthogonal.


Well, now you know that I wasn't saying that.




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