Better suggestion: Never commit a felony.
But, if you do, make sure it's one where you aquire a lot of money so you can get the best defense attorney you can to get you off the hook.
I would suggest you never, ever, do any extensive research on your family tree. Chances are very likely you have some felons in your gene pool.
The trouble with that is that "Felony" is continually redefined.
The word implies crimes like murder and robbery, but it can just as well mean that someone was late on their alimony payments too often, or sold a pound of pot when they were 20, or ran afoul of the IRS.
I would not hire someone who was likely to empty the till, or kill me with an ax, but I would at least consider doing so if someone had comitted a "Paper" felony.
There are lots of things that are felonies these days, like possession of certain guns without all the necessary permits/fees/approvals/restrictions. Oh, by the way, gun possession is defined as a violent crime in some jurisdictions. Besides, there are millions of laws, growing every year. How can you even know whether you're a felon or not? Judges can't even agree on what the law says, which is why many judgements get reversed on appeal.
Last time I checked, time machines weren't invented.
Seriously, I understand your point. And truthfully, probably 75% of felons commit another crime, but I think this article is aimed at the 25% who honestly really have changed their lives and wish to "move on."
There was a time in America where you did your time and your debt to society was already considered paid - now a felony is a lifelong sticker that a person can't shed.
What about a guy who got into a bar fight with some jerk who was hitting on his girlfriend, and beat some guy up, and got a felonious assault charge? That's the whole premise of the movie Con Air but it does happen. The character in that movie is NOT a bad man, he is in fact a pretty good man.
Like putting a cat in a bag? Costumes for cats a felony?