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Ultimately, critics argue that society must move past this obsession with policing every correction, mistake, or offensive joke made in the past, especially during adolescence. They emphasize that genuine progress involves understanding, forgiving, and focusing on growth rather than everlasting punishment.
The current cancel culture, they say, is a trap—one where no one is truly rehabilitated. When everyone is constantly judged for the worst things they ever said, the culture becomes unforgiving and stagnates rather than promotes real change.