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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Actually, one last thing:

when faced with competing explanations for the same phenomenon, the simplest is likely the correct one.

when faced with competing explanations [obvious politeness vs subtextual passive aggression] for the same phenomenon [choice of wording for a rejection text], the simplest [the one that doesn't involve the extra step of assuming malicious intent] is likely the correct one.

Please tell me why this is an incorrect usage of occam's razor.