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		0x10c0fe11ce on Aug 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stupidity is a specific cognitive failing The OP lost me on a bunch of bad analogies. I’ll keep recommending to my friends The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by Carlo Cipolla. [0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49348225-the-basic-laws-...

MaxBarraclough on Aug 9, 2021 [–]

Not a good summary. Some more informative links:

• http://harmful.cat-v.org/people/basic-laws-of-human-stupidit...

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_M._Cipolla#The_Basic_Law...

• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2570448 (as someone else linked)

0x10c0fe11ce on Aug 10, 2021 | [–]

Usually I recommend the book as my friends don’t like summaries. But thanks anyway.

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