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minus-squareTheObviousSolution@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 hours 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-squarepetrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 hours agoI think there does come a point where stupidity and malice are basically the same thing.
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 think there does come a point where stupidity and malice are basically the same thing.