Weaponized incompetence gets people out of more than doing the dishes. It excuses them from providing partners with basic ...

To some of these folks, looking up toiletries on Amazon seems like rocket science. Granted, they're all really into feigning ...

"My ex-partner didn't know how to do ANYTHING. He couldn't shop. He couldn't make the beds. He couldn't clean. He couldn't do ...

Claiming “I can’t do it” can be a harmless excuse, until it’s used strategically. Some adults have mastered this tactic to ...

Weaponized Incompetence is doing a bad job on purpose. 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 ...

He doesn’t know where the toilet paper is. He doesn’t know who the pediatrician is. He has never planned a meal, started a load of laundry, or thought about what time school pickup is. And somehow, ...

Weaponized incompetence is a phenomenon when someone knowingly or unknowingly demonstrates an inability to perform certain tasks, thereby forcing others to take on more responsibilities. It generally ...