Hanlon’s razor.
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PHLAK@lemmy.world 11 months agoNever attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
MaybeItWorks@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
rm_dash_r_star@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I always say that about conspiracy versus ineptitude.
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I see that rule posted a lot, but imo it doesn’t really apply to people in power. Infact, trying to apply it to that context is actually dangerous… take Trump as a case study: he’s done immeasurable damage to the US and consistently skirts any kind of real consequence because we just keep giving him the village-idiot pass.
Better to assume every action and outcome are calculated and intentional when we’re talking shit like oligarchs or politicians. Even if they sincerely are just a dumbass, hold them to that same standard, as we really ought to disincentivize dumbasses from running corporations/countries/etc anyway.
PopularUsername@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah it is exactly what people engaging in fraud rely on. The more money that is on the line, the less likely the heuristic works. Reddit had an obsession with popular heuristics. The whole point of one is to quickly make an assessment when you don’t have either the time or resources. It is not a proof, never has been. The other one people always bring up is Occam’s razor. All razors are heuristics, heuristics are never proof.
Although in this case the claim is that Elon is intentionally tanking twitter, which is also a ridiculous claim.