Hanlon's razor urges us to "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity," — yet I can't help but shake the thought that Hanlon might have underestimated the malfeasant tactics that would be employed by 21st-century hustlers to get ahead. For sure, there is still plenty of stupid involved in these strategies, but — in a world where insider trading goes unpunished, NFTs grifters reap insane profits, and Citizens United v. FEC goes unrepealed — stupidity and malice have joined forces and now walk hand in hand.
The success and celebration of these high-profile stupid-malice wielders inspires everyday actions of stupid-malice. Take, for instance, this boss who thought that she could skim a profit by instituting a "pay for personal print job" policy and pocketing the proceeds. It's such a stupid idea, born from malicious intention, that most of us wouldn't even bother with it. But these stupid people feel empowered and emboldened to engage in stupid grifts, and this is the result.
Luckily, Reddit user u/BigHairD0ntCare was quick to expose this stupid plot, which resulted in their boss having to pay out of pocket for an exhilarating company pizza party.
Keep reading for the original story below, for more check out this guy who put his old company underwater after they cheated him out of a huge commission payout.
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