I Lost 50k Followers When I Came Out
· 1 h 13 min · S1 E23
Episode I Lost 50k Followers When I Came Out
What happens when you come out online—and thousands of people decide they’re done with you?
In this episode, Alix & Kayla unpack cancel culture, internet outrage, and the emotional, financial, and personal fallout of coming out publicly. From losing 50,000 followers to navigating homophobia disguised as “wellness,” they explore why the internet struggles with nuance, change, and coexistence—and why scrolling past the beans might save us all.
This is a raw, thoughtful conversation about queerness, yoga culture, social media power, cancel culture, and learning how to live outside the echo chamber.
00:00 – Intro: married, queer, and back online 02:10 – Cancelable or not? Internet apology culture 05:15 – Cancel culture vs real accountability 07:45 – Allegations, platforms & public judgment 12:50 – Cancel culture fatigue & social currency 14:30 – Coming out online & losing 50,000 followers 18:40 – COVID, internet culture & rising hostility 22:45 – “Colonizer,” “predator,” and wellness backlash 25:05 – Is social media a workplace? Queerness at work 32:20 – Why follower loss still matters 38:30 – Yoga, religion & spiritualized homophobia 43:00 – Inclusivity with an asterisk 47:00 – The Bean Soup Theory & online outrage 52:15 – Echo chambers, empathy & coexistence 01:04:00 – Who’s the problem? Public figures & politics
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