Is cancel culture not a euphemism for mob rule? Every generation has it's own example of the mob, the self-styled righteous, who exert disproportionate influen

Is cancel culture not a euphemism for mob rule? Every generation has it's own example of the mob, the self-styled righteous, who exert disproportionate influence on society. Each generation concludes this behavior should be dissuaded and all is well until the cycle starts again.