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23 Oct 2024

Lauren Rosewarne: What is ‘Weaponised Incompetence’?

Popular Culture, Psychology

Lauren Rosewarne: What is ‘Weaponised Incompetence’?

A TikTok video of a mum finding an uncovered saucepan in the fridge has had almost 6 million views. The video is also attracting attention in the media with news.com giving it the headline “Worryingly common act causing wives to leave their husbands”.

So what’s the link between an uncovered pot in the fridge and ‘as news.com stated’ ‘a trivial act that could lead to divorce’?

Guest: Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne from The University of Melbourne.

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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