Thank you! I was mostly just reacting to a question, without really thinking about why or acknowledging that there are distinct reasons to choose a framework to judge an action or person. Which are themselves different from using the framework to choose your own future actions. It’s very useful to be reminded of the complexity.
For purposes of evaluating whether an action is something you should encourage or discourage in the future, you should generally recognize that people are often mistaken about their motivation and reasoning, and heavily weight the actual outcome of those behaviors.
For purposes of punishment or signaling to others about whether a person should be part of your society, you should probably use BOTH outcome and intent.
Thank you! I was mostly just reacting to a question, without really thinking about why or acknowledging that there are distinct reasons to choose a framework to judge an action or person. Which are themselves different from using the framework to choose your own future actions. It’s very useful to be reminded of the complexity.
For purposes of evaluating whether an action is something you should encourage or discourage in the future, you should generally recognize that people are often mistaken about their motivation and reasoning, and heavily weight the actual outcome of those behaviors.
For purposes of punishment or signaling to others about whether a person should be part of your society, you should probably use BOTH outcome and intent.