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Hanlon's razor is a safeguard against labelling behaviour as malicious when incompetence is the more common cause.

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Subjectmental models
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mental models Thinking tools borrowed across disciplines: inversion, second-order effects, circles of competence, probabilities, incentives.

Mental modelHanlon's razor

On the topicWhich mental models help you think better?under our view: Malice is rarer than it looks: carelessness and neglect usually explain more (Hanlon's razor)

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  1. Shane Parrish Founder of Farnam Street (fs.blog) and host of The Knowledge Project podcast
    Hanlon’s razor is a mental safeguard against the temptation to label behavior as malicious when incompetence is the most common response.

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    ↗Hanlon’s Razor: Not Everyone is Out to Get Youfs.blog

    16 Nov 2024

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