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minus-squareExtremeDullard@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down4·edit-210 hours ago the more I’m starting to think it was intentional That’s a mistake. Go by Hanlon’s razor: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”
minus-squareSaraTonin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 hours agoIt wouldn’t be malice, it would be altruism
minus-squareXaphanos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 hours agoThe important thing is “adequately”. Sometimes the reality can make it improbable.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down7·10 hours agoHanlon’s razor is and has always been bullshit.
minus-squareExtremeDullard@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·10 hours agoIt’s always held true for me. Malice - or forethought - require intelligence, something that’s in much shorter supply than anybody would believe. Stupid usually explains most everything adequately.
minus-squareSaraTonin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoIt basically just means “be kind“
minus-squarenon_burglar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·9 hours agoIs it, though? Has the system been keeping us down, or are the ppl in charge just stupid and greedy? Assigning intent makes the unfairness sting less.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 hours ago Has the system been keeping us down, or are the ppl in charge just stupid and greedy? This is a false choice, it’s both. Not all of them are (or were) stupid. But the system is intentionally like this because people are greedy. For money and power.
minus-squarenon_burglar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoOh, my apologies. I didn’t realize you were being intractable.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-220 minutes agoWhat? I thought we were having a respectful discussion. My bad I guess I misread the situation
That’s a mistake. Go by Hanlon’s razor: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”
It wouldn’t be malice, it would be altruism
The important thing is “adequately”. Sometimes the reality can make it improbable.
Hanlon’s razor is and has always been bullshit.
It’s always held true for me. Malice - or forethought - require intelligence, something that’s in much shorter supply than anybody would believe.
Stupid usually explains most everything adequately.
It basically just means “be kind“
Is it, though? Has the system been keeping us down, or are the ppl in charge just stupid and greedy? Assigning intent makes the unfairness sting less.
This is a false choice, it’s both. Not all of them are (or were) stupid. But the system is intentionally like this because people are greedy. For money and power.
Oh, my apologies.
I didn’t realize you were being intractable.
What? I thought we were having a respectful discussion. My bad I guess I misread the situation