| ▲ | mplappert an hour ago | |
“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” (or carelessness in this case) | ||
| ▲ | overgard 10 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |
I'm fairly certain they're both malicious and stupid. | ||
| ▲ | rubyfan an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
I would attribute it to profit motive instead of either stupidity or malice. | ||
| ▲ | cryptoz an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
FWIW, I used to love this phrase but over recent years have come to understand it is quite damaging. We live in a society where evil frequently hides behind a ‘stupid’ label, and people bring this quote up to defend or soften actions that are indeed done out of specific malicious intent. | ||