Ben Affleck and Matt Damon recently opened up about cancel culture and how it affects people long after a mistake is made. While talking about their new film The Rip, they shared concerns about how quickly public opinion can turn and how hard it is to recover once someone is labeled or judged online.
Damon explained that the punishment from cancel culture can feel endless. Unlike a prison sentence, which has a clear beginning and end, public shaming often sticks forever. He said once the internet decides who you are, it rarely allows room for change, growth, or redemption, no matter how much time passes.
Affleck agreed, adding that cancel culture often removes basic human compassion. He said people make mistakes, learn, and evolve, but today’s climate doesn’t always allow that process to happen publicly. Together, they stressed the importance of forgiveness and letting people move forward rather than defining them forever by their worst moment.
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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon recently opened up about cancel culture and how it affects people long after a mistake is made. While talking about their new film The Rip, they shared concerns about how quickly public opinion can turn and how hard it is to recover once someone is labeled or judged online.
Damon explained that the punishment from cancel culture can feel endless. Unlike a prison sentence, which has a clear beginning and end, public shaming often sticks forever. He said once the internet decides who you are, it rarely allows room for change, growth, or redemption, no matter how much time passes.
Affleck agreed, adding that cancel culture often removes basic human compassion. He said people make mistakes, learn, and evolve, but today’s climate doesn’t always allow that process to happen publicly. Together, they stressed the importance of forgiveness and letting people move forward rather than defining them forever by their worst moment.
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