The article mentions people are willing to suspend their belief in understandingthe truth in order to further their “team” or party objective, but I think this whole thing is simply foreign adversaries vying to destroy us from within by sowing contempt and spreading lies on social media and news outlets.
The article mentions people are willing to suspend their belief in understandingthe truth in order to further their “team” or party objective, but I think this whole thing is simply foreign adversaries vying to destroy us from within by sowing contempt and spreading lies on social media and news outlets.
Occam’s Razor.
Isn’t occams razor the idea that it’s stupidity, not malice?
You explain two types of “malice” - one which is primarily driven by a lack of critical thinking and another which is an intentionally planned attack.
Occams razor would say the former is more likely. You may have well said “fuck occams razor I believe it’s Russian bots”
Occam’s Razor is that the simplest answer is probably right.
You’re thinking of Hanson’s razor which states:
Occams’s razor is, go with the simplest explanation.
There’s another quippy rule that says a lot of what looks like malice is just incompetence.
lol holy shit the irony contained within this comment is 🤌
That’s begging the question.
Por que no los dos?
A meek, terrified populace is ripe fruit for the picking for actors both internal & external.
Occam’s Razor would suggest this is largely a domestic problem, perhaps exacerbated by foreign adversaries but far from being all their work.