is not a law - it's merely a saying that a person called Godwin pulled out of their arse in an attempt to make what he thought - better discussion
''formulated it in 1990 as an experiment in memetics and as a way to encourage more thoughtful online discourse
Godwin's primary motivation was to address the frequent and often trivial comparisons to Nazis or Hitler that he observed in online discussions,
if Godwin had known about things like the rise of Trump or the rise of far right
Godwin may well have tempered his effusiveness for his new great big ideas on how to create better discussion
because it's impossible in any sane minds today to think about issues like Trumpism and the movements to the far right - WITHOUT thinking of Hitler and his Nazi
time has rendered Godwin's law to the dustbin --------- well outdated
