Is the cancellation of Galileo by the Church a good example? A way a civilized society should function?
If not, if we consider historical examples like these as failures of past societies, then things "not being any different than today" suggests our society is also failing.
My response was around "cancel culture" being a new phenomenon, as posed by the parent comment. I am not suggesting that this is a good or bad behavior, just that it has existed for a long time and nothing is new about it.
So, yes, in the context of my post the Galileo example is a good example IMO.
If not, if we consider historical examples like these as failures of past societies, then things "not being any different than today" suggests our society is also failing.