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0 pointssoared5y ago0 comments

Hanlon's razor is a principle or rule of thumb that states "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"

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dreamcompiler5y ago

My corollary to Hanlon's Razor is "When you and/or your associates have been caught being malicious multiple times, Hanlon's Razor no longer applies to you."

learnstats25y ago

I find it a bad principle which absolves responsibility. Stupidity is the same as malice, if the outcome is the same.

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0 pointssoared5y ago0 comments

Hanlon's razor is a principle or rule of thumb that states "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"

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dreamcompiler5y ago

My corollary to Hanlon's Razor is "When you and/or your associates have been caught being malicious multiple times, Hanlon's Razor no longer applies to you."

learnstats25y ago

I find it a bad principle which absolves responsibility. Stupidity is the same as malice, if the outcome is the same.

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