Good idea for a thread.
Makes me think of people trapped by something that they did or even something that happened to them in the past, and being denied opportunity for life.
For companies and products, how about ROLI ?
Once upon a time the Rise keyboard was a revolutionary game changer. The company made some decisions common for startups, and got in a financial bind, and could not support their product.
Now they have gotten beyond the financial problem, and are manufacturing an improved Rise 2.
It’s up to everyone to make their own decisions, but there is an enormous stigma now for them.
See some of the comments in the Rise thread for instance.