Distributed Mind

Godwin's Law

Since my last post did indeed involve a Nazi, in the interest of informed discourse, I should bring up Godwin's Law, which I have so conveniently ignored for so long, though I should have known it: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one."

[Though, of course, I would like to claim that my last post did not not involve a gratuitous reference to the National Socialists, for (1) I did not compare anyone or even anything to the Nazis or Hitler, and (2) I was discussing wars, which I dare say the Nazis should know more about than most people.]

This is apparently my day for discovering things everyone else already knew! I feel my originality slipping even more.

posted at 14:26:02 on 10/29/04 by ben - Category: Media

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