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minus-squarehobovisionlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 hours agoIsn’t occams razor the idea that it’s stupidity, not malice? You explain two types of “malice” - one which is primarily driven by a lack of critical thinking and another which is an intentionally planned attack. Occams razor would say the former is more likely. You may have well said “fuck occams razor I believe it’s Russian bots”
minus-squareautomattable@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 hours agoOccam’s Razor is that the simplest answer is probably right. You’re thinking of Hanson’s razor which states: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
minus-squareJaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoOccams’s razor is, go with the simplest explanation. There’s another quippy rule that says a lot of what looks like malice is just incompetence.
Isn’t occams razor the idea that it’s stupidity, not malice?
You explain two types of “malice” - one which is primarily driven by a lack of critical thinking and another which is an intentionally planned attack.
Occams razor would say the former is more likely. You may have well said “fuck occams razor I believe it’s Russian bots”
Occam’s Razor is that the simplest answer is probably right.
You’re thinking of Hanson’s razor which states:
Occams’s razor is, go with the simplest explanation.
There’s another quippy rule that says a lot of what looks like malice is just incompetence.