The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (2017) [video]
Social media has massively amplified the penalty for making a mistake or offhand remark. People used to make tasteless jokes all the time and it was treated as it was, just a joke and life continued. Now anything out of the pale that catches the attention of some sort of influencer spells doom. Anyone caught at a bad moment on camera is pilloried, made out to be the anti christ and have people actively seeking out their employer in an attempt to cost them their job. No one is allowed to have a bad moment anymore where as before we were all acknowledged as flawed beings and that was ok. Publicly espousing an unpopular opinion now can be career suicide even if done outside of the work environment.