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> So many societal issues today arise because systems developed centuries ago cannot keep up with a population that has grown exponentially since then. If you
by iso1631 4y ago
> So many societal issues today arise because systems developed centuries ago cannot keep up with a population that has grown exponentially since then.
If you had 1 lawyer per 100 people in 1800 and you had 1 lawyer per 100 people today, I don't see a scaling problem with population.
Indeed in the UK in 2012 there were 120,000 solicitors for 64 million
Today it's 160,000 for 68 million
That's a 30% increase in lawyers with a 6% increase in population.
Why do we need more lawyers per person today than 10 years ago?
- naasking 4y ago> If you had 1 lawyer per 100 people in 1800 and you had 1 lawyer per 100 people today, I don't see a scaling problem with population. [...] Why do we need more lawyers per person today than 10 years ago? How many more laws are there? Being a lawyer is like 90% reading and collating documents to filter out relevant information. We have a lot more law and a lot more documentation to sift through these days.