“The worse a website looks, the more likely it was made by a crazy person”

Nio internet-lagar som aldrig slår fel.

Det finns lagar och så finns det internet-lagar. Såna som alla känner till men kanske inte visste hade ett namn. Många uppstod för flera decennier sedan, men är lika relevanta nu som då. Som Badger’s Law! Det är en internet-lag som går ut på att alla urlar som innehåller ordet ”Truth” inte har något sådant i själva innehållet på sajten.

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Här är några fler favoriter (med vinnaren allra sist):

The Wadsworth Constant: “The first 30% of any video can be skipped because it contains no worthwhile or interesting information.”

Godwin’s Law: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Hitler approaches 1.”

Muphry’s Law: “Any article or statement about correct grammar, punctuation, or spelling is bound to contain at least one eror.”

Pommer’s Law: “A person’s mind can be changed by reading information on the internet. The nature of this change will be from having no opinion to having a wrong opinion.”

Incels: a definition and investigation into a dark internet corner - Vox

Lewis’ Law: “The comments on any article about feminism justify feminism.”

“Thanks for Nothing” Effect: “If the original post in a thread ends with the sentence “Thanks in advance!” it is exponentially less likely that it will be replied to.”

Haig’s Law: “The worse a website looks, the more likely it was made by a crazy person.”

Vill du se fler “Laws of the Internet”? Då rekommenderar jag nyhetsbrevet Roger’s Bacon som har en hel lista.