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What I've realized is that the means determine the ends, both intended and unintended.

I am not sure that I agree life is quite as black and white to where that maxim can always hold true.

I think we can agree that intent/means used to achieve an outcome certainly do matter (more deonotological/Kantian philosophical worldview), but I do believe that consequences/outcomes of action and/or inaction certainly matter as well.

All sorts of mental gymnastics we could go through as to my reasoning, but I try to be cautious in accepting strict maxims as absolute truths.

"we do what we must because we can"

"For the good of all of us."

Except the ones who are dead

But there’s no sense crying over every mistake

We must keep on trying till we run out of cake.

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