Forum: 'Cancel culture' does more harm than good

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Ruining a person's life for making a mistake, even if it was made years ago and the person has changed for the better, has become a trend on the Internet also known as "cancel culture"

There have been cases of people being "cancelled" over past mistakes, even if they have changed for the better, which tells me that "cancel culture" encourages a refusal to forgive and accept that people can change for the better.

We should create an environment that encourages education and forgiveness to truly progress

But if we follow what the writer advocates above, then what do we make of the Me-Too movement for the sex crimes of powerful people like Harvey Weinstein? Do we forgive him and five him a second chance too? Or does it depend on the nature of the wrongdoing? After all, punishement serves the three functions of retribution, deterrence and rehabilitation......we cannot just focus on rehabilitation alone in all cases....
For qns on forgiveness, social progress.....