Status:: #🌱 Tags:: #💡 Links:: <% tp.file.cursor(4) %> ___ # Hanlon's Razor Hanlon's Razor states that we should not attribute to malice what is more likely due to stupidity, laziness, or ignorance. Of all possible motives, the one that requires the least possible effort to execute is the most likely. I believe the reason we tend to attribute malice intent from other people that do negative things to us is because we make the [[Fundamental attribution error]]. This causes us to seek out information which shows malice intent because of [[Confirmation bias]] which subsequently makes us see malice intent where there is none. We put too much weight on the information that we have readily available because of the [[Availability heuristic]] and [[Feature positive effect]] causing us to suffer from the [[Hidden data problem]] and make conclusions that we wouldn't if we had more data. Also, assuming that your at the center of everyone's intent for things is so self-centered. Stop being a child. This is why I don't like the quote "stupidity is the same thing as evil if you judge by the results" - Margaret Atwood. Obviously, there is a large difference between doing something with intent or without. This is why there is a difference between first, second, and third degree murder.