• hglman@lemmy.ml
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    2 年前

    But it is not safe to make that assumption. It’s wildly dangerous to label evil as stupid. Giving evil people an in is how we get to where we are.

    • Shard@lemmy.world
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      2 年前

      I was just explaining to the commenter above what was meant by the saying. I never said it was correct in all situations.

      If you have an issue with the saying, you’re free to give Robert j. Halon your feedback.

      • hglman@lemmy.ml
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        2 年前

        Unfortunately you are also responsible for what you say and do.

    • Aqarius@lemmy.world
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      2 年前

      It’s called Hanlon’s razor, a take on Occam’s razor, the unstated part is “all else being equal”.