If "being canceled" means that people say mean things about you but you face no material consequences, maybe it isn't the awful thing it's made out to be.
More snark? Presumably people are referring to the active attempt to make someone suffer consequences as canceling too. for example the electrician who got fired would still be described as a victim even if he later got his job back. Though boycotts do have material consequences depending how many people participate. I understand the number of people was greater than zero in this case.