Ask HN: Is it time for the internet to update Godwin's Law?
> As an online discussion grows longer (regardless of topic or scope), the probability of a comparison to Nazis or Adolf Hitler approaches 100%.
This "law" has been quite effective, as every time I've witnessed someone comparing the person they are arguing with on the internet to Nazis, a post bringing up Godwin's Law is always right around the corner. The effect is that you just don't see Nazi comparisons anymore. In other words, the law has had the effect of improving internet discourse (all be it very slightly)
With that said I hereby propose to the internet to adopt a new "law", that I'm calling the Neo-Godwin's Law. It states:
> As an online discussion grows longer (regardless of topic or scope), the probability of a participant calling their opponent a victim of the Dunning–Kruger Effect approaches 100%.
The reason why I want to make this law a thing, is because I hope it will put an end to people using this argument in internet discussion, hence raising the overall level of discourse. When I'm having a discussion on the internet, I never reach for the Dunning–Kruger viscum argument, because it just seems so dumb to me, yet I get called a Dunning–Kruger victim all the time. Its just such an intellectually dishonest argument to me.
I'm asking anyone who is reading this to please keep this "law" in mind, and next time you see someone call someone else a "Dunning–Kruger victim". Point them to this thread. Also, if you're a blogger (especially a popular blogger), please write a blog about this new law, so we have something more authoritative to link to.