Hm. My instinct here is that the degree to which intent matters depends a lot on the situation. Often times it matters, often times it doesn’t, often times it’s somewhere on the spectrum.
I’m having trouble figuring out how that instinct meshes with the claim that this post makes. The post says that “in the main” intent matters, but yeah, I’m not really sure what that means.
I found the apology example helpful though. It made me realize that intent in those situations matters more than I previously thought, and that being honest/genuine is an even better heuristic than I previously thought. Maybe the idea behind this post is that people tend to undervalue how much intent matters.
Hm. My instinct here is that the degree to which intent matters depends a lot on the situation. Often times it matters, often times it doesn’t, often times it’s somewhere on the spectrum.
I’m having trouble figuring out how that instinct meshes with the claim that this post makes. The post says that “in the main” intent matters, but yeah, I’m not really sure what that means.
I found the apology example helpful though. It made me realize that intent in those situations matters more than I previously thought, and that being honest/genuine is an even better heuristic than I previously thought. Maybe the idea behind this post is that people tend to undervalue how much intent matters.