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adamlett on March 18, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Dear Paul Graham, there is no cookie banner law

Even worse, this thread is full of armchair lawyers

...

Any actual lawyer would tell you

Assuming you're not yourself a lawyer, doesn't speculating about what an actual lawyer would say or do make you an armchair lawyer?

threemux on March 18, 2024 [–]

No one only needs to be familiar with lawyers themselves to speculate about what they might do. They are a cautious bunch. This is distinct from dispensing legal advice.

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