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Yes yes, Hanlon's razor. My choice of words there was perhaps poor; the point is clear, the system does not (X), but instead (Y)s, and my attribution to malice
by lostcolony 12y ago
Yes yes, Hanlon's razor. My choice of words there was perhaps poor; the point is clear, the system does not (X), but instead (Y)s, and my attribution to malice in doing so was incorrect phrasing.
- WorldWideWayne 12y agoThe point is clear, but Hanlon's razor is just a bullshit adage that people invoke when they want to stop thinking about something. It's a proverb, not a hard scientific fact and it certainly doesn't apply to all situations. Malice indeed exists everywhere and on a spectrum just like ignorance. People are generally self-centered and they act on their self-centeredness all the time. The amount of corruption in our institutions is truly staggering and playing stupid is such an obvious and common criminal tactic that three year olds can and do utilize it...So I wouldn't be so quick to apply Hanlon's razor.