Cory Doctorow on Nostr: My first response was, of course, "Lighten up, Francis." But the more I thought about ...
My first response was, of course, "Lighten up, Francis." But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that these guys actually believed that showering someone in endless volleys of fine print actually created legal contracts and consent, and that I might someday sue their employers because I had cleverly released myself from their BOGUS AGREEMENTS.
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