"Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice"
Does it matter if it's incompetence or malice? If you care, are now forced into action, best just make a move and justify it after the fact.
> Any sufficiently advanced malice is indistinguishable from incompetence
If anything, an advanced malicious actor might even be counting on you thinking they're incompetent.
I am kind of curious about the perspective here. Is the argument that "eastern" (I assume, as opposed to "western") perspectives do not consider intent in evaluating actions?
A country like China would actually be in the middle on that scale, and it was also discussed how it's rapidly becoming more individualistic due to a number of policies, most notably the one-child policy.
But Chomsky is overrated anyway imo. Really smart, but an Ivory tower elite at the end of the day.
This would seem to support the hypothesis that not all cultures value intent as much.
Because people are often incompetent because they haven’t been taught/mentored. Also, people are often incompetent in one area of life but incredibly skilled in another, and because life is not just a series of transactions. Give someone coaching and you can change their life.
If I assume malice, it would not be worth continuing engagement.
> If this is a genuine question, I will happily share my belief.
> Because people are often incompetent because they haven’t been taught/mentored.
> If I assume malice, it would not be worth continuing engagement.