Lack of latent function?

I agree with Kristy. I think that every person subliminally and unconsciously carries out actions dependent on their personal situations and how it will affect them, even if it's primarily for the benefit of somebody else or a greater end goal. People don't tend to carry out actions that don't intrinsically affect or benefit them, every individual first outweighs the pros and cons to their actions. To conquer with Merton, it creates this idea that the manifest functions always exist. These manifest functions then inherently affect the solidarity of the social sphere by influencing what happens inside it, creating latent functions that affect society as a whole. These latent functions, much like the manifest functions, always exist. This is due to everything people do individually creating a lasting effect or change on what happens within a group of people or a society. It's impossible for an individual to do something without it affecting other people. Every action has a consequence.