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blitzartoday at 12:25 PM3 repliesview on HN

"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"


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justin_oakstoday at 3:43 PM

When a company makes it impossible to correct their stupidity, it's a malicious act. The behavior speaks loud and clear: "We don't care what damage we do to developers or users. And we don't want to hear about it."

tux1968today at 1:50 PM

I'm more convinced than ever that this aphorism has it completely backwards.

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BoredPositrontoday at 4:53 PM

The guise of a harmless mistake has worn so thin and is so overused by tech companies that I now only see deliberate intent.