"I have read and understand and agree to...", thinking it doesn't matter, when it can matter. We all seem to accept going farther down a slippery slope of sayi

"I have read and understand and agree to...", thinking it doesn't matter, when it can matter. We all seem to accept going farther down a slippery slope of saying things we don't mean to each other, out of convenience or because everyone else does. I think we should know what we promise, and plan to keep it or not promise. And maybe not do business with those who push us to act otherwise...? Sometimes, when there is little choice, I guess it boils down to a matter of choosing very, very carefully whom to trust...? I try to read & save these agreements, then I can use a little script to just see what changed (not reread the whole thing) when they are updated, and I try to not do business with places that have too-long terms or heavy-handed indemnity or other language. Also: "You must re-check these terms every time you visit this site. Continued use of the site means you agree to whatever we put here (or maybe in several other documents or elsewhere on the site), without our providing notice to you." Fortunately some sites actually provide advance notice of changes, or at least a last-changed date. I have written many more thoughts on that.