What about total solar energy output?
Consequences are not necessarily a punishment, or at least not a punishment that spreads the authoritarianism virus. Withdrawal of reward is not punishment. Time out is not punishment. These types of consequences do not spread the authoritarianism virus. Hitting is punishment. Verbal humiliation is punishment. These types of consequences do spread the virus.
Who decides what is and what isn't punishment?
Frankly, if we had a society with no punishment for criminals,
it would most certainly be an interesting place to observe
but not somewhere I'd like to live.
You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred. -- Superchicken