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I was cancelled in 2021 for something I didn't do. The impact this had on my life was devastating, but I've never had the courage to talk about it before. This is my story of the misery that cancellation brought to my career, my social life and my health. ↓↓↓

Jon’s life was destroyed by mob justice. If anything good comes out of it, maybe accounts such as this will prompt somebody in the future to think twice before signing "open letters" or cancelling people. For me it’s also a broader reflection: inaction is also action. Today it’s

I'd like to think I know Jon well, in spite of an appalling lack of my continued communication over the last several years. I've had the distinct honor and pleasure of both attending and presenting at Scala.World, and even before that, I had the pleasure of the power

FYI I've posted Jon's account (pretty.direct/impact) of the impact of his cancellation in Scala's discord and was banned for 6 days. Scala Center continues to act like their editorial power over the community is some reasonable moderation process

New post from Jon Pretty, including details I already knew, but most do not. 👇 What happened to Jon Pretty was deeply unjust, and everyone who signed the letter which destroyed his career (by design) has a moral obligation to remove their name and apologize to the man.

I have always known Jon as a man of integrity. The allegations against him were false. If your signature is still under the frame-up “letter”, you are a coward twice: because you were afraid not to put it there, without any due process, and because you are now afraid to remove

A harrowing story of Jon’s nightmares that resulted from people signing open letters without enough due diligence. The very fact that Jon is still canceled from the Scala community is so very unfortunate. I have personally admired in public Jon’s contributions to the Scala

Thou shalt not bear false witness, and signing an open letter to destroy a man's life when you know zero of the facts involved, is a grievous violation of this precept. Remove your name from this letter and apologize to Jon Pretty for your part in destroying his life. 👇

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If you want to see what happens to a human once accusations are made and mobs take aim, read Jon Pretty's story. The letter could be removed or amended with an update on the legal matter. If you signed, and haven't looked at it since, here is more information to consider.

Take a moment to read Jon Pretty's post. Jon's cancellation destroyed his career and deeply affected his personal life. Everyone who signed the Scala Open Letter should remove their name from it. #Scala

It was, and remains, profoundly disturbing, the degree of behind-the-scenes effort required, befitting that of a well-executed PR stunt, to cancel Jon Pretty: The perfectly synchronized release of an open letter with its own website, a companion GitHub repository for signature

The golden woke times when people could virtue signal without any regard to due process or the truth is over. Now when the consequences of their actions come to light, where are they? Nowhere to be seen. Daniel was the main reason I signed the letter. His arguments were quite

I have met Jon earlier this year and we talked. I regret to have signed the letter, regardless of situation this wasn’t the right way to handle this by the community. I did request to have my signature removed, as Jon asks others to do as well. github.com/scala-open-let…

Our Western folks should finally realize that this tribal mindless collective behaviour with cancelling people left and right without any due process and solely because of some unprooven accusations is deeply counter-Western and evil.

Jon Pretty I'm so sad this happened to you. It's impossible to comprehend what you've been going through. Cancellation culture is such a cancer in our world; it's just modern mob lynching, done safely from home, shielded from human connection and empathy. Stay strong, Jon. Sending love. ❤️

Jon Pretty I am begging everyone who has signed the open letter against Jon to please remove your name. And owner of the website to take it down. Please help Jon to get his life back—regardless if you still think he has done harm in the past or not, he has suffered enough. Show compassion.

I’ve filled an issue questioning the standing of the open letter that targets Jon Pretty. Please help upvote, and please let’s keep things civil and professional 🙏🏼 github.com/scala-open-let…

Before I was cancelled, I knew that something was going on but nobody would tell me what until it became public and destroyed my life. This is my experience with the Scala Center, my former friends, Seth Tisue and Adriaan Moors; and "justice" in the absence of due process. ↓↓↓