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

• pocksuppet 5mo ago
  It was probably true at some point, then malicious people learned how to fake stupidity and they outnumber actual stupid people, and they learned how to recruit stupid people to their causes.
  • xeonmc 5mo ago
    Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by profit motives.
• subscribed 5mo ago
  Or it's being spread by the malicious actors, like "money doesn't buy happiness".
  • NekkoDroid 5mo ago
    But it doesn't!!! It only buys things that make happy. See? Big difference! /s
• account42 5mo ago
  It's a decent rule for when one of your close friends breaks your favorite mug. Not so much for complete strangers, not to mention faceless mega-corporations, making choices to fuck you over.