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[–] passepartout@feddit.org 78 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

In other words:

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

Although honestly, this becomes harder to apply every day.

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 72 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice.

[–] MajinBlayze@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Things get much harder to justify this way when you account for how easily malice can manufacturer stupidity for malice to hide in.

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

And how easily stupidity nurtures hollow, fetid wounds for new malice to grow.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Consider your wisdom stolen with the intent to reproduce, good sir and/or ma’am.

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

That's my favorite Isaak C. Clark quote.

/S

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

And any sufficiently depraved malice is indistinguishable from stupidity.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 11 points 2 months ago

There's way too much malice in the world to rely on pithy witticisms too heavily.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

You can always explain reality with that quote, you just have to realize you've been an optimist in your definition of stupidity.