Brandolini's law

"The amount of energy needed to refute bullsh*t is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it."

Albert Brandolini's law acknowledges four truths:

• People don't like to admit when they don't understand something. When they are confronted with nonsense, they will rather agree than admit they don't understand.
• In law, the burden of proof lies with the prosecution (You often can't prove something didn't happen).
• Bad commentary gives readers a cover to hide their own biases and prejudices.
• Publishing an opinion has become very easy in the last two decades.