Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Godwin's Law

 Everyone knows about Murphy's law, and probably another one or three. This particular one is Godwin's Law, or Godwin's Rule Of Hitler Analogies. 

In short, the rule is that, as a conversation thread grows, it becomes inevitable that someone will compare someone else to Hitler. 

It hasn't been proven, but, frankly, that could just be because the conversations didn't continue long enough. Also, considering how common this rule is, they could be avoiding things on purpose. 

Sources:

Tech Target- Godwin's Law

OED- Godwin's law

Slate-- Godwin's law Disproven

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