Comment by llamageddon01 on 19/10/2021 at 16:11 UTC*

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Godwin’s Law

Godwin's Law (also known as Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies) is a saying, commonly known as an “Internet Adage”, made by author Mike Godwin[1] in 1990. The law states: "As a discussion on the Internet grows longer, the likelihood of a comparison of a person's being compared to Hitler, or another Nazi reference, increases." You may often see this happening on Reddit[2], and Godwin is well aware it’s still relevant today[3].

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Godwin

2: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/mh65vx/oc_mic_analyzing_godwins_law_on_reddit_as_comment/

3: https://www.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/6tlnv9/this_is_the_godwin_of_godwins_law_fame/

r/HistoryMemes, r/ww2memes, r/fakehistoryporn and r/FakeHistoryMemes do exactly what you’d think they’d do. But r/godwinslaw is surprisingly quiet, all things considered. It would be great if it were active again…

 

4: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhiiesf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

5: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hh8tvk1/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

6: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhjjifk/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

7: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhleky9/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

8: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhcm6su/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

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