Cancel Culture: The Digital Panopticon

Tags: Big Government, Media and Culture, The Police State

04/19/2023 Julian Adorney

Like Bentham’s panopticon, modern cancel culture is built upon fear and online bullying, making people police their own thoughts.

Original Article: “Cancel Culture: The Digital Panopticon”

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