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Separately, shout out to Richard Bronson, a founder who appears in this story, and whose YC startup Commissary Club tries to get former convicts to adjust to li
by blueyes 5y ago
Separately, shout out to Richard Bronson, a founder who appears in this story, and whose YC startup Commissary Club tries to get former convicts to adjust to life after prison: https://www.commissary.club https://www.commissary.club
I believe there's a lot of work to be done to help people re-integrate with society.
This is a theme with YC. Another cool startup they have backed is: Recidiviz https://www.recidiviz.org https://www.recidiviz.org
- paulpauper 5y agoOr how about ppl who don't go to jail. I am sure there are plenty of those who need help. So if going to jail for 2 years means I will get a more help and opportunity then I otherwise would get, maybe it is a good tradeoff.
- sodality2 5y agoCongrats, you've just described nearly every other company's hiring procedure...
- burnished 5y agoI think the reason you're talking about this in the hypothetical instead of doing it is because you know it isn't a good trade off and you're being incredibly glib.
- babelfish 5y agoOkay, go to jail for two years. Please let me know how you fare after.
- AlexCoventry 5y agoOr how about we stop shaming people for contributing to causes they find worthwhile, even if they're not contributing to causes we're personally, individually invested in. https://thecorners.substack.com/p/if-you-cant-take-in-anymore-theres https://thecorners.substack.com/p/if-you-cant-take-in-anymor...