A group of successes

Ascendivism groups together people who after a period of incarceration rise to a level of success that even people who have never been incarcerated do not achieve. Recidivism however, focuses on failure.

Why does the criminal justice system do that? Who knows. The good thing is now there are a group of successful people who can be used as a model for success to emulate.

Additionally, ascendivists are usually creative types. Then of course there are the greater ascendivists. It seems that the mind of the ascendivist has reached a point where they have a transformative moment. From that point on the same mind which previously used its ability to think for devious thoughts then begins to think creative thoughts.