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There's Godwins law about comparing everything to nazis. Will there be someperson's law of completely misunderstanding what a word means?
by elictronic 8mo ago
There's Godwins law about comparing everything to nazis. Will there be someperson's law of completely misunderstanding what a word means?
- someperson 8mo agoIt was sarcasm. Pokemon has been called a fad since it first gained popularity in 1998. Though to be fair the Pokemania era of the early 2000s was a blip, the same way Pokemon Go had a short-lived popularity surge in 2016. Pokemon is enduring.
- FrustratedMonky 8mo agoUnfortunately, Goodwins law has lead to many people fearing to point out obvious fascism. Reversal of the Law: Mike Godwin himself has stated that his rule does not discredit efforts to make valid comparisons, particularly when democratic institutions are under threat.
- lapetitejort 8mo agoYou might be interested in Poe's Law [0] [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law