> Hanlon’s razor only applies to individual persons, never to corporations or groups. Why? Do you think that the only reason for applying Hanlon's razor is so

> Hanlon’s razor only applies to individual persons, never to corporations or groups. Why? Do you think that the only reason for applying Hanlon's razor is some sort of moral principle (that only applies to individuals)? I think the reason to apply Hanlon's razor is that stupidity is far more widespread than malice, and so that should be my prior. This is a purely epistemic argument, with no moral component. I also think that larger groups always contain more stupidity than smaller groups, and I think it grows super-linearly. On the other hand, the effect of group size on malice (and on benevolence) is very complicated and unpredictable. Do you disagree with one of these beliefs? If you agree that groups are almost always stupider than people but only sometimes more malicious, I think it's clear that I should be at least as eager to apply the razor to groups as to people. In conclusion, an apposite quotation: > Moloch! Nightmare of Moloch! Moloch the loveless!