I mean obviously there's fascism going on, but given this admin is it more likely that they intentionally fabricated a false study by this epidemiologist or that it's just an unchecked reference hallucinated by an AI chatbot told to write something in support of his position? Basically is this citation purely malevolence or stupidity in the service of greater malevolence?

[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Hanlon's razor: don't assume malice when stupidity is sufficient explanation.

Though, in this case, I think it's almost certainly both.

[–] OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Honestly, with this administration we should be using the reverse of Hanlans razor: Don't assume incompetence when malice is sufficient explanation.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

I've been saying that whenever someone brings up Hanlon's Razor. There needs to be a new one, called The MAGA Razor - always assume the reason is deliberate malice, even enthusiastic cruelty.

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