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minus-squareTheObviousSolution@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·2 days agoAlthough Hanlon’s razor says “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity”, I’d argue never misjudge malicious intent for stupidity. The first makes you just look a bit dumb, the second makes you a victim.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10·21 hours agoi’m introducing Marx’ Flaming Laser Sickle, which says that i don’t give a fuck about the underlying cause if the effect is fascism.
minus-squareBogeyTheSwear@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-219 hours agoWhat if the stupidity is caused by decades of malicious dismantling of the education system?
minus-squaretomkatt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoAfter a certain tipping point, stupidity en masse becomes indistinguishable from malice. The result is more important than the intent.
minus-squarepetrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoI think there does come a point where stupidity and malice are basically the same thing.
minus-squarePlantDadManGuy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoReddit’s razor? Harambe’s razor?
Although Hanlon’s razor says “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity”, I’d argue never misjudge malicious intent for stupidity. The first makes you just look a bit dumb, the second makes you a victim.
i’m introducing Marx’ Flaming Laser Sickle, which says that i don’t give a fuck about the underlying cause if the effect is fascism.
What if the stupidity is caused by decades of malicious dismantling of the education system?
then ur fukt. and so am i.
After a certain tipping point, stupidity en masse becomes indistinguishable from malice. The result is more important than the intent.
I think there does come a point where stupidity and malice are basically the same thing.
Reddit’s razor? Harambe’s razor?