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> even software developers lack reading skills A little condescending, no? Do you read (or expect everyone to) the EULA in full when you install Windows, and u
by eatbitseveryday 10y ago
> even software developers lack reading skills
A little condescending, no? Do you read (or expect everyone to) the EULA in full when you install Windows, and understand the implications of _all_ clauses? Or for that matter, the Privacy and User Agreements of any website you visit, e.g. Spotify, Facebook, HN (this very website), Netflix, Hulu, Google, etc., or software you might install, e.g. WhatsApp, Signal, iTunes, macOS, all the licenses visible and distributed with Android? What about your banks, and the actions they sneak in that give them the most freedom to do with your money/data under the law?
The text written in these agreements is foremost written for other lawyers, not you. Many companies have made them easier to parse, slowly prioritizing the user's ability to understand them.
Most people have fine reading skills. What you are misconstruing is an ability to understand and derive implications of legal agreements.