I agree with Liz that there needs to be a framework for social forgiveness & reintegration. I would dispute the "retain some continuity between their life/identity before an after the mistake." In some cases, the continuity has to be broken & a new life started. https://twitter.com/ebruenig/status/1371928956652417030 …
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We have lots of “coherent stories” and pathways to social forgiveness and “reintegration.” As long as you’re making enough money that someone else gets paid, you will be absolved eventually. This is proven over and over again. I don’t know what she is talking about.
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Unless and until she is talking about, just as ONE example, people still imprisoned for war on drugs sentencing guidelines at the same time others become new legal THC millionaires, I’m not sure I should bother to care.
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We live, I’d posit, at a double historical apex of free speech AND free counter-speech and accountability. I get that it’s very destabilizing among people who toss thoughts around for a living. And there is some pain and humiliation and harm but....
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Speaking as a Yale grad, these complaints feel very familiar from the 90s and as exactly as Ivy League as they were then. And PS: Jeet, I love you and will never forget your kindness and support in Toronto. Sorry for taking your mentions to vent a bit!
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No, happy to have you in my mentions and this is a topic well worth grappling with. I think in general there's a tough road ahead to make society as a whole less punitive while also pushing for more accountability at the top.
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