Weaponized Incompetence Isn’t Just “Doing It Wrong”
Psychology Today | 21.01.2026 02:59
It’s often dismissed as someone simply being bad at a task, but it rests on a social truth: most people are reluctant to hold someone accountable for work they appear unable to do. It feels cruel to insist someone keep attempting something they “can’t” do—or to hold them to a standard they claim they cannot meet.
