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A comment on The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity (1987) [pdf].
Stupid = Spite (lose / lose); Helpless = Altruism (lose / win); Bandit = Selfishness (win / lose); Intelligent = Cooperation (win / win)
The OP "Laws":
Everyone underestimates the number of spiteful individuals in circulation.
The probability that a certain person be spiteful is independent of any other characteristic of that person.
... and so on through ...
A spiteful person is more dangerous than a selfish person.
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Stupid = Spite (lose / lose); Helpless = Altruism (lose / win); Bandit = Selfishness (win / lose); Intelligent = Cooperation (win / win)
The OP "Laws":
Everyone underestimates the number of spiteful individuals in circulation.
The probability that a certain person be spiteful is independent of any other characteristic of that person.
... and so on through ...
A spiteful person is more dangerous than a selfish person.