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[–] [email protected] 63 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 57 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

And any sufficiently depraved malice is indistinguishable from stupidity.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 15 hours 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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 15 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 12 hours ago

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