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Re:Nordstream: An Accident? by MichaelCollins on Friday September 30, 2022 @10:09AM (#33035033)
Hanlon's razor is foolish; every who's up to no good knows the "pretend it was an accident" trick. Children figure it out.

Not assuming malice is a good policy in ordinary everyday situations, but the razor lacks that nuance and says to Never assume malice, which is going too far.

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Re:Nordstream: An Accident? by teekert on Friday September 30, 2022 @10:18AM (#33035185)
Still best to initially assume no malicy because it is insulting if it really wasn't. I typically adhere to Hanlon's razor because of this.
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Re:Nordstream: An Accident? by jjoonathan on Friday September 30, 2022 @11:13AM (#33035975)
"Initially assume" is good policy, "never attribute" is bad policy.
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