The older I get, the less distinction I see between malice and stupidity. They always seem to come as a package deal, never one seen without the other.

Evil geniuses and idiots with a heart of gold are Hollywood fictions. In reality, the most evil, spite-driven people and the most moronic people are almost always the same people.

never [attribute] to malice what could [adequately] be explained by stupidity

People see dollarmarks and forget everything else.

So greed overcomes even Hanlon? I see there’s a point there, but what if greed is just malice by a colder name? Malice at least is intentional and driven, but greed gets kinda indifferent as it trivializes the lives of others for our own financial gluttony.

Chilling.