[CarpetBench]

My guess is that Gopman posted something incredibly insensitive in a moment of frustration and probably really regrets voicing his opinion, even if he still believes it. It's hard to have sympathy for him given that.

Still, this argument that we should use someone's past actions against them indefinitely is oddly reminiscent of our penal system. Are criminals inherently incapable of rehabilitation, even with an idealized correctional system? Should we hold their past actions against them indefinitely? If not, what's an appropriate amount of time? What if they seem truly remorseful of their actions?

I don't know that I have a good answer for those questions, but it's interesting to see some of the same people arguing for a more humane penal system simultaneously holding these long grudges against people for their (admittedly incredibly insensitive) actions.