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[–] passepartout@feddit.org 54 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (2 children)

In other words:

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

Although honestly, this becomes harder to apply every day.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 7 points 5 hours ago

There's way too much malice in the world to rely on pithy witticisms too heavily.

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 50 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 1 points 13 minutes ago

And any sufficiently depraved malice is indistinguishable from stupidity.

[–] MajinBlayze@lemmy.world 19 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Things get much harder to justify this way when you account for how easily malice can manufacturer stupidity for malice to hide in.

And how easily stupidity nurtures hollow, fetid wounds for new malice to grow.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

Consider your wisdom stolen with the intent to reproduce, good sir and/or ma’am.