RE: On Creating a More Accepting Society - a response to @dan 's post on "Radical Transparency"
I think punishment instead of trying to have the 'bad actors' become good people is a very US (and other authoritarian/police state) mindset to have. Many countries such as Canada, Sweden, Netherlands, etc. have prisons built for rehabilitation, whereas the US uses them for profit. It really is crazy how vast the differences are. In Canada you can get prison terms you only serve on weekends, so as not to ruin your life, but instead show you that what you did was wrong, and have you face some sort of consequences. If we harshly punish everyone who does even the smallest of things wrong, then we aren't promoting growth, but rather spiralling them downward, toward becoming a truly bad person. I'd love to see a change in the US prison system, but at this point it doesn't look likely for a few generations.
Disclaimer: I use the US as an example because its a first world country, but has one of the least functional prison systems. I do not hate the country, as I was born and raised there, but there are many problems that must be addressed
That's really great to know. I had no idea things were that drastically different in Canada. I don't know if it's exclusive to the US but as you say, with how "developed" and "advanced" it's supposed to be there, it is regrettable that they imprison such a huge percentage of the population and basically condemn them as "bad people" when only a fraction of the systemic problems are usually brought into light