The idea of Hanlon’s razor has me confused, it seems to be just pessimism but is different?
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Actually, I’d say it’s the opposite of pessimism. It’s basically saying that people are generally less malevolent than we would think. Sometimes people are just careless or, well… stupid. If something can be explained by stupidity, then it usually is stupidity, or at least partly.
People are generally more forgiving of people who make a genuine mistake, rather than someone who is actually trying to harm you. To me, Hanlon’s razor is saying “stay calm, investigate, don’t jump to conclusions”. But that might just be me.
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