Comment on FYI: Ed Sheeran is a scab.
elouboub@kbin.social 10 months ago
Don't assume malice when ignorance is an apt explanation.
nobleshift@lemmy.world 10 months ago
[deleted]shadearg@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Hanlon’s Razor has been weaponized too many times
And the rich, affluent, and powerful are thankful for it.
An act of malice is a crime.
An act of stupidity is specifically not.Whom does Hanlon’s Razor benefit?
An accosted’s peace of mind, or an accoster’s ass?SCB@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Ignorance of the law is not a defense and stupidity definitely leads to about the same amount of crimes as malice.
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 10 months ago
In this case, is there a functional difference? Will this pop star suddenly realize that the workers were protesting and join them in solidarity? Or will he go back to his life and continue to ignore the problem?
At a certain point, ignorance and malice qchievw the same effect.
elouboub@kbin.social 10 months ago
So when you buy a phone made from slave labor, are ignorant of the fact until someone tells you about it, but buy another phone built from slave labor, are you malicious?
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yes, obviously.
elouboub@kbin.social 10 months ago
I think you need to watch The Good Place.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 10 months ago
He’s a ridiculous successful pop star! His PR team has a PR team! There’s at least a handful of people whose sole full time job is to make sure that he doesn’t make any mistakes out of ignorance that might make him look bad.
This was on purpose and with all pertinent information available.