No, you are wrong. They might just be assholes.
The old saying is "Always assume incompetence before malice." ...but coralary rule is "After you consider incompetence, malice is the next most likely explanation."
Right now our world is FULL of people telling me I am wrong... many of them are idiots but we also have many people intentionally spreading lies
(I was trying to be humorous with the 'you are wrong' part but this is actually a serious comment. Assuming people are idiots will make you look over your true enemies in today's world)
They tell me I'm wrong, my ideas are terrible, but then I use my ideas and delete them with my performance. Then when it dawns on them I was right, and they experience the results first hand. That silence that follows makes it all worth it. The silence that comes from the other's realization is downright intoxicating for my ego.
People frequently assume incompetence or ignorance when malice is appropriate.
Well there are far more idiots in the world than malicious actors so the starting point is a good one... but these days you can't stop there
I do agree with the typical person. However, not with state actors. Malice becomes the reasonable position unless you have cause to believe otherwise.
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