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DOGE staffers flew to California to try and release water themselves during LA fires
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 09 Mar 2025
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You think their goal is to help?
Well, I was thinking that at the very least they did not want to broadcast their idiocy, but clearly I need to reevaluate.
Was it idiocy or malice?
Idiocy can explain a lot, but malice makes everything they've done and everything they're trying to do make a lot more sense.
These acts are intentional and, even if these kids don't understand, the people who are calling the shots do and these are not mistakes (even if they claim otherwise); They have been planning this for years and have the backing of multiple billionaires who are clearly more than happy to facilitate all this.
This is why "Hanlon's Razor" is kind of bullshit. People should stop using it because, at the very least, it does not apply anymore.
I'm pretty sure Hanlon specifically mentions that it must be "adequately" explained, and these events are not adequately explained by stupidity alone.
Then I guess my frustrations are more with the people who misuse it.
My admittedly tepid understanding of both Hanlon's and Occam's Razor and how it relates to DOGE fuckery tells me that in this and many other cases, Hanlon's Razor doesn't fit as well as Occam's Razor because the more straightforward reason is that malice is a simpler explanation for their behavior than stupidity, which is somewhat counterintuitive regarding their actions.
It's a general rule, not an absolute law, generally I think it should be the default assumption but past a certain point, it has to be intentional.
Also, there are a lot of malicious idiots. It's not anywhere near an XOR choice.
¿Porque no los dos?
So many news articles questioning how these acts could be expected to help and hwo foolish they are when the answer is much, much simpler - the damage is in purpose. The harm is on purpose. The rest of the US can no longer assume "good intentions" from their caretakers. It's all malice from here on out.
That would require a level of self-awareness greater than that of a paramecium.
I think that might be a little harsh towards paramecia.
They can be pretty sure that the idiots that support them won't find out how moronic their efforts really are. Sure, NORMAL Americans know how stupid this is, but who cares about that?
No, longtermism is just a way for idiot rich monsters to clear their conscience