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Re:After 10 years in tech isolation, I’m now outsider to thi... by rfrey on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @09:45AM (#23476942)
It's pretty easy to figure out 'why we shouldn't focus on revenge', if you try.

edit: I may be guilty of not listening to what you're actually saying. If you're saying there is something in the core of people that is delighted by revenge, therefore the current system, I agree. If you are saying that justifies a focus on punishment, I disagree.

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Re:After 10 years in tech isolation, I’m now outsider to thi... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @12:00PM (#23478587)
Not necessary to color everything with the worst adjective at hand. A sense of 'justice' is a thing. Calling it 'revenge' devalues it, and implies a personal component that isn't present.

Justice is the sense that good action will be rewarded, and bad actions will come to a bad end. Not "I'm gonna kill anybody that crosses me!" They are very different, and its not useful discussing this if that is not clear.

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