In france some people are using as a defense the line : We prefer to be judged as stupid than criminals ...
So the Hanlon razor can be abused ...
https://www.nouvelobs.com/opinions/20071004.OBS7990/malhonne...
So the Hanlon razor can be abused ...
https://www.nouvelobs.com/opinions/20071004.OBS7990/malhonne...
Hanlon's Razor, paraphrased, dictates always to underestimate your enemy and be lethargic. Of course it can be abused.
How on Earth this crap came to be regarded as a piece of "wisdom" is beyond me.
The strategically sound approach is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to always assume the actual outcome was the intent, and respond accordingly.
It's fairly true on small-scale interpersonal relations. Still true _sometimes_ on large scale, but that shouldn't make it excusable or remove accountability from the culprits.
This is a great maxim and deserves to have a name. Maybe Nolnah's razor?
For most people, I would argue, the most strategically sound wisdom is that which is most likely to be correct. For this, Hanlon fits the bill. While absolute paranoia is safer, benefit of the doubt is morally better and more rewarding.
If you believe your enemy's actions can be adequately explained by stupidity, I wonder on what basis you've declared them your enemy in the first place.