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What is an event that changed how you view the world? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by centof@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I knew it as "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.". I think it fits better here, too, when in the face of actual death, people still ignore common sense. Screw neglect, that's pure, unadulterated, 100% organic, fresh as the driven snow stupidity.

[–] centof@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I prefer this fuller version

Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by neglect, ignorance or incompetence.

Stupidity implies it is something that cannot be changed. Usually their behavior could be changed but it is just a hard task to change their behavior that requires the person in question to be willing to change.