Who of us wants to live in a culture where you are held responsible and judged for everything that you have ever said or done as an adult?

It appears that our culture is changing to become a culture where anyone, especially anyone in public life, can and will be held responsible and judged, based on the continually changing cultural views, for everything that they have ever said or done as a teen or adult. In such a culture, no one will be able to withstand that judgement of their life, and everyone will eventually fail to pass the cultural scrutiny and fall. Question: Do you personally want to live in a culture like that? Why, or why not?

Additional Thoughts: When I wrote this question originally, I didn't want it to become so politically focused, but that is how most have answered it, possibly because I wrote "especially anyone in public life" in the original question. What about other areas of life? If your entire life were researched and scrutinized by a possible employer during the job application process, based upon the values of the current culture, would you be OK with that?

Jasondf · M

I’m not even the same person I was five years ago let alone when I was of college age. People do change. I see it all the time.

ms20182878 · 61-69, M

@Jasondf I can totally relate. I have changed a LOT for the positive over the years. I believe that if we don't allow for and accept positive changes in the lives of people in our culture, we are headed down a slippery slope. Thanks for your comment.

Magenta · F

@Jasondf @ms20182878 Precisely. We can't hold people to how they were or their lack of growth previously, that they have grown out of. We evolve and progress. :-)