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Apepollo11@lemmy.world 2 days ago
First of all, I want to make clear that I strongly suspect that this is not a genuine post, and has been posted on bad faith.
But to answer the question, the truth is that it’s impossible to know. You’re comparing a known outcome to an imaginary hypothetical one.
The real question to ask is, even if it was the case, do the ends justify the means?
Is it ever ok for an adult to physically attack a child in their care over, let’s face it, trivial matters?
hotsauce@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
meyotch@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
I can’t speak for the original questioner, but your account is very new. Lemmy is a bit clannish and rightly suspicious of these types of account.
Apepollo11@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The imaginary hypothetical outcome is the version of you that would have happened without beatings. You stated that you felt corporal punishment had a positive impact on many aspects of your personality. What are you comparing it to? A hypothetical alternative version of you that hadn’t been beaten.
Bad faith markers:
No previous post or comment history. First post is on a contentious topic. Sentiment of the post is unusual - “I don’t support it, but I was abused for an unusually long time and I think it was good for me”. Call to action is particularly baity - “am I just rationalising”.