A new law of internet discussions

I’ve discovered a new law of internet discussions: for any threaded discussion, the quality of the contribution decreases exponentially with the thread level.

Example:

“I think this article is bollocks.”
“Your such a retard!”
“Nazi!!”

The law explains why discussion boards limited to one level only (e.g. Stack Overflow) tend to be of higher quality.

 
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