As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a… — Mike Godwin · Skopia

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As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.

1994

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Godwin, Mike. "Meme, Counter-Meme." Wired, 1 Oct. 1994.

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