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[quote=Anonymous]I really liked Daniel as an instructor and he never mentioned politics or any social issues in his classes. I don't follow any instructors on social media so I can't comment on what any of them may have said or done there. The facts will play out in the course of the lawsuit and the public will likely never know the details, but at first glance it appears to be yet another example of cancel culture. The instructors are expected to maintain a presence on social media to heighten their brand (and in turn Peloton's) but their online presence has to align with Peloton's--and now it seems he got sacked because he "liked" some pages or posts that are aligned with "conservative" values. I don't know what percentage of Peloton's membership might share those views or feel like cancel culture has gotten extreme, so we'll see whether this has any impact on the membership.

But honestly, I'm really sick of politics and social issues permeating every aspect of our lives. With a few exceptions, I don't really care what beliefs the instructors personally have as long I don't have to hear about it when I'm working out. I agree there are certain beliefs that should never be tolerated in general (white supremacy, anti-semitism come to mind) but there are a lot of issues where people should be able to disagree within reason. I personally am not anti-gay or anti-trans but there are lots of people who are based on religious views or whatnot. Same with anti-vaxxing. Same with abortion rights. We as a country have gotten to a point where we cannot tolerate any difference of opinion.

Of course, we don't really know what happened leading up to Daniel getting fired, so maybe it's more than this. Maybe his legal team is just trying to couch the dispute in these terms to drum up public support.
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