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What's that old saying, never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity?
by mstade 7y ago
What's that old saying, never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity?
- mattkevan 7y agoSufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice.
- braythwayt 7y agoVery true, but the other old saying is, "Fool me once, shame on your stupidity. "Fool me twice, maybe I'm the one being stupid by believing you are acting in good faith, and attributing to stupidity, that which was actually caused by malice."
- UI_at_80x24 7y agoLooks like we had the same idea. Upvote this guy, he got here first.
- UI_at_80x24 7y agoGoes right up there with: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me." I have been 'burned' by Google once. I have learned from history, and the foibles of others related to Google. I won't be fooled again.
- braythwayt 7y agoLooks like we had the same idea. Upvote this post, it makes the point with far more elegance.