• intensely_human@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      Punishment is a precise thing. Punishment is when you either apply pain or remove pleasure, in a way unrelated to a particular issue, in response to how a person behaved on that issue.

      An example of “punishment” with a child is:

      • The kid steals a cookie from the cookie jar
      • So you take away his xbox

      An example of something that is not punishment is:

      • Your kid asks for a cookie
      • You say no

      Punishment is more than just opposing a person or failing to accede to their demands.