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Hanlon's Razor:Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.

Hanlon's Razor:Never attribute to malice that which can be a

Summary

Hanlon's Razor is a principle that suggests when trying to understand someone's actions or behavior, it is more reasonable to assume they are driven by incompetence rather than ill-intentions. In other words, instead of immediately assuming that someone's actions are deliberately malicious, we should consider the possibility that they simply made a mistake or acted out of ignorance. This quote urges us to approach situations with a mindset that favors giving people the benefit of the doubt, seeing their actions as a result of ignorance or carelessness rather than malice.

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Ignorance & Stupidity

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