[jstarfish]

> never attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity, EXCEPT when money is involved

The FAANG corollary:

When you make it a point of pride to only hire the smartest, most elite engineers on the planet, presumption of stupidity no longer applies.

[moregrist]

Grueling rounds of leetcode interviews and system architecture questions doesn’t exactly select for either common sense or detailed knowledge of either human nature or even retail.

[lief79]

No one knows how to hang onto a dumb idea like a smart person.

Just because the average person can't prove them wrong by argument doesn't mean their right.