demons\ of\ stupidity

demons\ of\ stupidity
Mythical entities responsible for illogical bureacracy, paradoxical regulations, hard-to-use software, and all problems that wouldn't exist if anyone in charge had thought about them at all.
Coined by Scott Adams in Dilbert.

The bank charges me a fee for each electronic transaction I make - even though I'm saving them money by not going into the bank to be served by a teller. I guess they've been possessed by the demons of stupidity.


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