Luke, to random
@Luke@typo.social avatar

Just writing down a reminder to myself, as many times as I think I've learned it, I haven’t:

“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”

…I never really know what someone else is going through. Let's not assume hate and anger.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor

Luke,
@Luke@typo.social avatar

…wow, this, too:

“a clumsier but more accurate corollary…:

"‘Never attribute to malice or stupidity that which can be explained by moderately rational individuals following incentives in a complex system.’”

JasonPerseus, to politics
@JasonPerseus@mas.to avatar

Never presume malevolence when incompetence will do.

The chance the person doesn’t know how to play Chess is infinitely more likely than the chance they are experts at 12-D Chess.

and and in general

WorkWithKirk,
@WorkWithKirk@mstdn.social avatar

@1nd33d @JasonPerseus I would go so far as to say that TFG is as malevolent as he is incompetent. And that he can be both things at the same time. Like but two-sided.

hallvors, to norge Norwegian
@hallvors@oslo.town avatar

Tilskriv aldri ondskap det som kan forklares med korte tidsfrister

miki, to random
@miki@dragonscave.space avatar

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.

Though “incompetence” can, in many cases, be replaced with “other completely benign reasons”.

cj,

@miki Ah Hanlon's Razor, one of my favorites!

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