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minus-squarepassepartout@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoIn other words: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. Although honestly, this becomes harder to apply every day.
minus-squareDragonstaff@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThere’s way too much malice in the world to rely on pithy witticisms too heavily.
minus-squareArtyom@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoYou can always explain reality with that quote, you just have to realize you’ve been an optimist in your definition of stupidity.
minus-squareCyrus Draegur@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAny sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice.
minus-squareaeronmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoConsider your wisdom stolen with the intent to reproduce, good sir and/or ma’am.
minus-squareZeffSyde@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·30 days agoThat’s my favorite Isaak C. Clark quote. /S
minus-squareMajinBlayze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month 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-up0·1 month 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.
There’s way too much malice in the world to rely on pithy witticisms too heavily.
You can always explain reality with that quote, you just have to realize you’ve been an optimist in your definition of stupidity.
Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice.
Consider your wisdom stolen with the intent to reproduce, good sir and/or ma’am.
That’s my favorite Isaak C. Clark quote.
/S
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.