Hanlon’s Razor


hanlon’s razor is a saying commonly summarized as “never -ssume malice when stupidity will suffice”. named for “robert hanlon”–probably a corruption of the author robert heinlein. there are many variations, but the general idea is that same. also known in british english as the “c-ck-up theory”.
person 1: dude, my stimulus check was $600 less than it should be. the government is trying to screw me!
person 2: hanlon’s razor, man. they probably had faulty information for you.
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“attribute not to malice what can be attributed to stupidity” or “c-ck-up before conspiracy”
-one of the most important lessons never taught in schools
“the driver just cut me off the pr-ck!”
“hanlon’s razor, my friend, hanlon’s razor”

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