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title: "Hanlon's Razor"
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# Hanlon's Razor

[Hanlon's razor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor)

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

## Etymology

The identity of the eponymous Hanlon is uncertain.
I find the attribution to Heinlein most compelling
on account of I don't know how to pronounce Heinlein either.

## Trivia

I first heard of Douglas Hubbard while reading the Wikipedia article for Hanlon's razor,
which at the time featured a quote from [[hubbard_2020_failure]].
Based on the quote alone I bought a copy.