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And yet “Terms Of Service” are supposed to be fair. When they’re written at a college level.

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Not just college, but by lawyers, so a doctorate level.

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That seems a little generous. While I know it’s challenging, I don’t think law school is quite the same thing as a PhD program.

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I agree with your statement, but law school (in the US) gives you a literal doctorate. It’s not a PhD but JD stands for juris doctor.

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It’s not the terms of service’s fault that adults can’t read over a 6th grade level

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No, but think about how we structure society.

We give people shit education, and they wind up not being able to read at a 6th grade level.

Then you basically have to navigate an entire world where you are required to pick how to sign away some of your rights/enter deals written beyond their comprehension.

This is a system that breeds suckers as sets them up as suckers, to screw them later.

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On the other hand, always targeting the lowest common denominator has negative consequences also. There needs to be a balance, and equity to close the gaps.

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The solution to that isn’t to dumb down everything, it’s to lift everyone else up. Mandate that adults be educated and provide remedial classes at community colleges for free. Failure to comply results in losing the ability to hold gainful employment or vote. Anonymize testing and tie test results to social security numbers.

It’s either do that, or allow civilization to collapse while other countries that do force their citizens to be educated flourish.

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