Conservando la cultura de la cancelación
Esquire Latinoamérica|Diciembre 2022 - Enero 2023
Después de la pandemia, nos hemos convertido en una sociedad de personas que cancelan todo. ¿La excusa perfecta existe? ¿Te sientes mal por cancelar planes?
Por Tabitha Lasley
Conservando la cultura de la cancelación

Hace unos días, un amigo y yo acordamos ir a cenar. No nos habíamos visto en siete años y estaba tan emocionada de verlo que me armé de valor para llamar por teléfono y reservar una mesa en el restaurante. Aun así, cuando me escribió un día antes para decirme que se había roto un ligamento y no podría ir al encuentro, me sentí secretamente aliviada.

Cuando vivíamos en la misma ciudad, mi amigo siempre cancelaba planes y me dio un golpe nostálgico poco placentero que me plantara una vez más. Obviamente, no le creí su pretexto, pero aprecié el esfuerzo de que al menos se inventara uno.

La excusa perfecta es algo difícil de lograr. Necesita ser lo suficientemente urgente para no incitar muchas preguntas, pero que siga existiendo en el universo de lo real. Como con muchos tipos de mentiras, es mejor optar por lo más cercano a la realidad que se pueda. De esa manera, no terminarás en una fiesta con los ojos en blanco diciendo “¿De qué hablas?”, cuando los días posteriores te pregunten por tu proyecto imaginario o acerca de tu enfermedad falsa.

Esta es una razón por la cual la gente tiene hijos. Ser padre −con sus insinuaciones de autosacrificio y su estatus cuasivocacional− les brinda una coartada a prueba de balas. Los escépticos pueden pensarlo pero nadie te dirá “Ay, obvio estás mintiendo”, cuando dices que tu hijo está enfermo.

Pronto, este consejo será obsoleto. Después de la pandemia, nos hemos convertido en una sociedad de personas que cancelan todo. Mientras escribo esto, trato de recordar la última vez que verdaderamente me sentí mal por cancelar planes y no puedo.

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