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> It’s an effective tool. And if effectiveness were the only criterion against which to judge an act, then maybe one would be justified in supporting violence
by kashunstva 4y ago
> It’s an effective tool.
And if effectiveness were the only criterion against which to judge an act, then maybe one would be justified in supporting violence and threats of violence against children. (Although even there, in aggregate, I’m skeptical that corporal punishment is effective.) But in any case, not all effective actions are morally sound.
- tptacek 4y agoAnd you're right to be skeptical. There's evidence that it's an effective tool for securing short-term compliance, but the consensus, among dozens of studies, is that it's positively correlated with bad long-term outcomes; most famously, aggression and domestic violence, but also mental health problems.