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We can't let them go free to keep committing crimes and harm other people. So if you criticise the model, you must provide a better one.


I'm just stating a fact about people locked up in isolated rooms against their will and how that's institutionalized. Is it OK? Idk. Is it true? Yes, it is physically true. We shouldn't avoid stating facts which make people uncomfortable. We should not avoid stating facts without any emotional connotations, otherwise, people would tend to think about things which made them comfortable -- and they have a confirmation bias.

For example, if you were to say that the average Indian penis length was 4.7 inches, maybe that would make me uncomfortable, because I am Indian myself (which I actually am). Maybe it wouldn't make me uncomfortable because that doesn't say anything about me specifically (which it actually doesn't). So, yeah how can we make you uncomfortable?

A murderer (killed two people and shot up a school, did 20+ years in prison) once threatened me while I was smoking pot with him. We ended being cool with each other anyways. Turns out, he was an incredibly fucking smart guy -- and he probably didn't need to be in prison for 20+ years. Of course, I'm not trying to say that all people in prison are like that. Of course, not. But, it is what it is, nonetheless.




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