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That sounds like another way of saying "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity". Ignoring so many people asking them to exam
by benjaminjosephw 5y ago
That sounds like another way of saying "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity".
Ignoring so many people asking them to examine their bias and human fallibility is definitely a form of stupidity. That is unless they believe the people are more flawed than they are and that they are better placed to judge what the people need. In that case, it becomes more malice than stupidity.
- cs702 5y agoIt's not stupidity, I think, but wishful thinking and unconscious self-deception motivated by profit: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by wishful thinking and unconscious self-deception motivated by profit."
- cmrdporcupine 5y agoIt's what is called "ideology" in critical theory & Marxism. Thought shaped by way of class position; aka people "think with their stomachs." Not always, but on the whole, the majority of people will adopt the world view that keeps them fed/wealthy/powerful/happy.
- irrational 5y agoI'd say more pride than malice.
- r00fus 5y agoHanlon's Razor has a counter law, Gray's Law (or Clark's Law): "Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice". If responsible people are blind to the problem, and claim incompetence, they're probably profiting from it.