Don't attribute to stupidity what can be explained by malice.
Why? Especially in the crypto space with its history. I think you got the sentence backwards. It should be "Don't attribute to stupidity what can be explained by malice." In my experience, that's almost always the case.
The saying is true in the context it was initially meant for.
Most people you encounter throughout the day/week that somehow "wronged" you didn't do it out of malice, but stupidity, carelessness or plain disinterest.
Why? Especially in the crypto space with its history. I think you got the sentence backwards. It should be "Don't attribute to stupidity what can be explained by malice." In my experience, that's almost always the case.