Hanlon’s Razor
Deep into the future
One Rachel Jerielle Hanlon
must have time traveled
back to 1980
Three years before her birth
there publishing some wisdom
under the pseudonym R.J. Hanlon,
“Never attribute to malice that
which is adequately explained by stupidity”
She must have done it in some attempt
at saving enough extra time and energy
to create and nurture hundreds of extra projects
that would do untold good in the world.
Unfortunately, her past self was still forgetful
and often left the razor
in the drawer.
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I love this little snippet of history here. I love that I know now, with certainty, that time travel will be a thing. I love that this is what you chose to do with it. I love that all of the facts available glaringly line up with this narrative. I love the anecdote. I love the end.
Occam’s razor? Why sure.
Occams razor is different. Look up Hanlon’s razor.