A corollary of
Finagles law, similar to
Occams razor,
Hanlon's Razor reads "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity." The derivation of the common title "Hanlon's Razor" is unknown; a similar epigram has been attributed to [William James]
?. Quoted here because it seems to be a particular favorite of
hackers, often showing up in
sig blocks, fortune cookie files and the login banners of
BBS systems and commercial networks. This probably reflects the hacker's daily experience of environments created by well-intentioned but short-sighted people. Compare
Sturgeons law.
See also: -- Murphys law -- Finagles law -- Sturgeons law
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