Goodwin’s law


in 1981, u of i professor goodwin made the observation that usenet discussions gravitate downhill.

he postulated that as the length of a discussion thread grows, the probability approaches one (1) that one partic-p-nt will introduce the terms “hitler” or “n-z-“.

the custom has evolved that the first party to utter “hitler” or “n-z-” has lost the discussion, and the thread terminates.
goodwin’s law has been invoked, guys. i’m out of this thread.

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