This seems obviously correct & the deep conservative desire to impose "educational" suffering will never cease to mystify me.
https://twitter.com/willwilkinson/status/1369527329148592133
Suffering does not "teach lessons." It creates trauma. The deep, deep conservative belief (instinct?) to the contrary is what prevents us from having a decent f'ing society.
I once did a dive into the scientific literature on spanking. The world is full of small-c conservatives absolutely convinced, in their bones, that spanking "teaches lessons" & encourages positive behavior. The science is clear: it does not. vox.com/science-and-he…
On the personal level, the household level, the national policy level, the international-relations level, it's the same: pain & suffering do not teach. They create more pain & suffering.
These are of course the same people who believe homelessness can be solved by making homeless people more miserable.
https://twitter.com/drvolts/status/1369510307102527496
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