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niyad

(132,427 posts) Sat Oct 30, 2021, 10:17 AM Oct 2021

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A random thought about the dreaded PERMANENT RECORD, a threatening feature [View all]

of many childhoods. During a mention of that dreadful feature today, it occurred to me that only the bad things we did were supposedly entered into our PERMANENT RECORDS. Nobody EVER said that some good or wonderful or brave or generous or kind act that we committed would be entered. It seems to me that entering the good deeds would be an encuragement to do more such.

On the other hand, I have not yet had sufficient caffeine and chocolate, so perhaps my brain is not processing correctly.

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A random thought about the dreaded PERMANENT RECORD, a threatening feature [View all] niyad Oct 2021 OP

We now have the ultimate "permanent record", the Internet. PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #1

That is a most excellent point about the internet. And my FOIA requests went niyad Oct 2021 #2

True except from the phony chairty folks who telephone, advterise & beg for donations, they promise ShazamIam Oct 2021 #3

They get nothing from me. niyad Oct 2021 #4

Ditto, but maybe the point of the post about reinforcement and reward for good as neglected ShazamIam Oct 2021 #5

Ah, yes, the dreaded "permanent record." Sword of Damocles in the 1950s and 60s. 3catwoman3 Oct 2021 #6

How dreadful for you and your friend. What was WRONG with those in charge back then???? niyad Oct 2021 #7

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