• HairyHarry@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    To their defence: Maybe they thought this was a real quote JFK actually said, and not a tweet from the 60s.

    Harry’s Razor:

    Never attribute to stupidity that which is adequately explained by misunderstanding.

    • JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca
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      2 days ago

      I wonder if Hanlon shaved with Harry’s Razors?

      Hanlon’s razor is “Never attribute to malice any action that can be attributed to stupidity.” And it keeps me going some days

    • Tja@programming.dev
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      4 days ago

      The quote is often said as “stupidity” or “incompetence”. Which could very well be the case here.