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Never attribute to morality that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
The saying is usually malice but I suppose it still works with morality all the same
Because this would be doing a good thing, not a malicious one.
Being malicious is not exclusive to being a bad person. Good people can be malicious in the face of adversity. It’s an effective tool of protest.
malicious compliance to be exact which is not the same as malice, pure malice is somewhat evil.
I wonder how greed figures in, it's not like companies need to be moral to end up on the right side
Never attribute to ______ that which can be adequately attributed to profit/line go up.
Not usually, it's Hanlon's Razor.
Maybe we can call this version "Hamlon's razor" or something
Hey there. It doesn't work in authoritarian regimes. When the only way to resist is sabotage, sabotage is everywhere