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  • owenfromcanada@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEngagement 💍 rule
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    2 months ago

    More recent generations have much better emotional intelligence than previous ones. We’re consistently getting better at things like communication and being aware of our own feelings, which makes marriage a lot better.

    I always heard growing up that once you stop fighting, the marriage is in trouble. Which, frankly, is bullshit. The marriage is in trouble when you stop communicating, but that doesn’t mean you have to constantly fight. It’s possible to work out differences before they build up and explode.

    It’s still difficult at times, but yeah, marriage is rad if you both commit to being great communicators.








  • I think the question “do the ends justify the means” is meant to invoke exactly what you’re describing. What you call the “desired end state” is what the question means by “the end.” The question is framing exactly what you’re saying: the path of reaching a desired outcome includes everything it takes to get there–is it still a desirable end? Is the entire path justified, given the intermediate consequences?

    I’m guessing it’s worded this way because we apply this question/principle to situations where the “end” is altruistic but the “means” are not, and it’s specifically asked because people want to separate the two to ignore the moral/ethical implications of the means. The entire point of the question/principle is that the end cannot be separated from the means with regard to whether it is ethical.