I do not object to that definition of malice, but according to it, most of the harm in the world is not done out of malice. Instead, it's done through selfishness and (to the extent that one's motives are not selfish) insufficient interest in thinking through the consequences of one's actions and through the natural human tendency to accentuate the good and not see the bad in oneself and one's friends.
I do not object to that definition of malice, but according to it, most of the harm in the world is not done out of malice.
Boom! ie. Terrorism would seem to have a significant degree of malice involved, as would the majority of murders. Spreading lies about another person is often motivated by malice, the exceptions being at the higher end of political intrigue or sociopathy.
...Instead, it's done through insufficient interest in thinking through the consequences of one's actions and through the natural human tendency to accentuate the good and not see th
I just noticed that calcsam, who just posted two top posts in the main section of the site, only has the 100 karma that he has, so far, gained from those posts.
I don't object to those posts being there, but how did he do that?
Edit: Question answered; Eliezer mucked around with the karma system to make this possible in this specific case.