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minus-squarepassepartout@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up79·edit-27 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-squareDragonstaff@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·7 days agoThere’s way too much malice in the world to rely on pithy witticisms too heavily.
minus-squareArtyom@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 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-squareCyrus Draegur@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up72·7 days agoAny sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice.
minus-squareZeffSyde@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoThat’s my favorite Isaak C. Clark quote. /S
minus-squareGraniteM@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoAnd any sufficiently depraved malice is indistinguishable from stupidity.
minus-squareMajinBlayze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·7 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-up7·7 days agoAnd how easily stupidity nurtures hollow, fetid wounds for new malice to grow.
minus-squareaeronmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·7 days agoConsider your wisdom stolen with the intent to reproduce, good sir and/or ma’am.
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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.
That’s my favorite Isaak C. Clark quote.
/S
And any sufficiently depraved malice is indistinguishable from stupidity.
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.
Consider your wisdom stolen with the intent to reproduce, good sir and/or ma’am.