First law of access capitalism and vulture intellectualism: make sure you get your slice of pie *before* you throw it at chef’s face. After all, you don’t want to be taken down by your own principled moral crusading, do you. And wait till someone else strikes the fatal blow.
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I think there's a difference. Revenge is about interpersonal violations that don't necessarily harm social cohesion in general, where as punishment responds to acts that degrade trust in larger social systems. It's possible to feel a strong need for one and not the other.
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And now I'm wondering if the delay or outright denial of justice has a cumulative aspect, meaning cases where justice is delivered are more or less fraught depending on how much deferred justice has built up in the social system.
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