Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agoHow internet sleuths are un-redacting some of the Epstein fileswww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down10
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkHow internet sleuths are un-redacting some of the Epstein fileswww.cbc.caQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squareExtremeDullard@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down4·6 hours ago the more I’m starting to think it was intentional That’s a mistake. Go by Hanlon’s razor: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”
minus-squareSaraTonin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 hour agoIt wouldn’t be malice, it would be altruism
minus-squareXaphanos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 hours agoThe important thing is “adequately”. Sometimes the reality can make it improbable.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down6·6 hours agoHanlon’s razor is and has always been bullshit.
minus-squareSaraTonin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoIt basically just means “be kind“
minus-squareExtremeDullard@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·6 hours agoIt’s always held true for me. Malice - or forethought - require intelligence, something that’s in much shorter supply than anybody would believe. Stupid usually explains most everything adequately.
minus-squarenon_burglar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·5 hours agoIs it, though? Has the system been keeping us down, or are the ppl in charge just stupid and greedy? Assigning intent makes the unfairness sting less.
That’s a mistake. Go by Hanlon’s razor: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”
It wouldn’t be malice, it would be altruism
The important thing is “adequately”. Sometimes the reality can make it improbable.
Hanlon’s razor is and has always been bullshit.
It basically just means “be kind“
It’s always held true for me. Malice - or forethought - require intelligence, something that’s in much shorter supply than anybody would believe.
Stupid usually explains most everything adequately.
Is it, though? Has the system been keeping us down, or are the ppl in charge just stupid and greedy? Assigning intent makes the unfairness sting less.