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One thing that I often repeat is that stupidity is worse than malice. And by "stupidity" I don't mean lack of knowledge; I mean lack of reasoning. The people wh
by chaosjevil 3y ago
One thing that I often repeat is that stupidity is worse than malice. And by "stupidity" I don't mean lack of knowledge; I mean lack of reasoning. The people who are malicious but smart will only cause you damage when it benefits them, but the stupid will cause you damage all the time - even when it harms them.
I feel like this text has a similar reasoning. The "dumb and gets things done", or the "dumb and energetic", they're so eager to help, and yet they're doing the opposite. For example they'll write that piece of spaghetti that breaks often, has more holes than a sieve, but it's still used by everyone else around them - because the lazy didn't do it, and the smart are probably worried about other stuff.
- Joker_vD 3y agoIt's a bane of all bureaucratic structures because such energetic/"gets things done" people tend to rise in the ranks (their self-confidence also helps) and then their stupidity allows them to inflict damage on truly impressive scale. No wonder there exists a Soviet-era saying "who's more dangerous than an idiot? An idiot with initiative" because they've been hit hard with that unpleasant truth.
- chaosjevil 3y ago[flagged]