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minus-squarepassepartout@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-24 days agoIn other words: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. Although honestly, this becomes harder to apply every day.
minus-squareArtyom@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoYou can always explain reality with that quote, you just have to realize you’ve been an optimist in your definition of stupidity.
minus-squareDragonstaff@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoThere’s way too much malice in the world to rely on pithy witticisms too heavily.
minus-squareCyrus Draegur@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoAny sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice.
minus-squareZeffSyde@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoThat’s my favorite Isaak C. Clark quote. /S
minus-squareaeronmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoConsider your wisdom stolen with the intent to reproduce, good sir and/or ma’am.
minus-squareMajinBlayze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoThings get much harder to justify this way when you account for how easily malice can manufacturer stupidity for malice to hide in.
minus-squarewolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoAnd how easily stupidity nurtures hollow, fetid wounds for new malice to grow.
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In other words:
Although honestly, this becomes harder to apply every day.
You can always explain reality with that quote, you just have to realize you’ve been an optimist in your definition of stupidity.
There’s way too much malice in the world to rely on pithy witticisms too heavily.
Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice.
That’s my favorite Isaak C. Clark quote.
/S
Consider your wisdom stolen with the intent to reproduce, good sir and/or ma’am.
Things get much harder to justify this way when you account for how easily malice can manufacturer stupidity for malice to hide in.
And how easily stupidity nurtures hollow, fetid wounds for new malice to grow.