> People can be both ends and means and be quite content. Personally, I think there is too much emphasis on people being ends unto themselves in the current cul

> People can be both ends and means and be quite content. Personally, I think there is too much emphasis on people being ends unto themselves in the current culture. That's because society is really nothing but a lot of people working together in an alliance. If we didn't make people themselves the end they would have no reason to participate in society.