“Are we so accustomed to a completely polarized society that it seems normal to resolve our differences through force, intimidation or violence?” Mihael Melnic is the boy who caused confusion during the (unauthorized) pro-Palestinian demonstration in Milan on January 27 by showing the sign “Free Gaza from Hamas” to demonstrators from the window of his house. A month later, the 25-year-old decided to translate the lessons of this experience – also laid down a few days later during a long conversation with Open – in a digital project intended for all his peers. It's called “Uncanceled”, and the idea is to reproduce the model that, from his point of view, represented this gesture: breaking away from the homogeneity and conformism of opinions facilitated by social media and having the courage to look different ideas face each other and are uncomfortable. To emerge enriched. This was, for Melnic, the meaning of this disturbing, spontaneous and improvised action. However, the manual of three rules that the 25-year-old Lombard of Moldovan origin now offers his peers to discuss – and not just the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – is reasoned. As explained in the project launch video on TikTok: “How to create a society worth living in? 1) We don't have to agree on everything. Let's continue to be passionate about the things we care about – that's how progress happens – but let's not demonize people who think differently. 2) Let's stop assuming the intentions of others, accept that people are different from us and may want to achieve the same noble result in different ways. 3) Let's stop thinking that the only way to resolve all current disputes is civil war. » Clean face, white t-shirt and well-pronounced sentences, Melnic, who runs a start-up that works with artificial intelligence on a daily basis, is trying to follow up on these fateful “15 minutes of popularity” as an influencer with of his peers. A healthy conversation influencer 2.0, according to the hypotheses: “With “Uncanceled” we want to promote conversations on current topics by showing the points of view of ordinary young Italians with different experiences and backgrounds,” explains Melnic . “We are the future: let's start building a society in which we would like to live, a society in which we feel comfortable, with the idea that others can make us uncomfortable with their opinions.” Will it work?
@uncanceled_ Do we resolve disputes with violence? #hamas #activism #freegaza #politics #fyp #israel ♬ Aesthetics – Tollan Kim
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