Learn English – Are both “You can do no worse than” and “You can do worse than” accepted

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I came across "You can do no worse than" in the following article:

You can do no worse than follow the regular updates that ESA astronaut
Luca Parmitano is posting in his blog as he conducts his Volare
mission on the ISS. He has provided fascinating, first-hand reports on
life in space, handling fear, the mishap during his spacewalk and much
else (Luca also has a Facebook page).

Logically, I would have expected You could do worse than [x].

Is "You can do no worse than" commonly accepted in everyday conversation, like I could care less which is bemoaned in Weird Al Yankovic's Word Crimes?

Best Answer

I believe that "do no worse" is a error in this case. I accept your logic. If I say "... do no worse than B" I mean there is nothing worse than B to be found anywhere.

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