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simoncionyesterday at 11:35 PM1 replyview on HN

> The cognitive dissonance must be in overdrive here!

That's overly glib. Large and megacos should be held to a higher standard than ordinary folks and small mom-and-pop shops.

A decent rule could be "If you have an army of lawyers (whether on retainer or on staff), you're presumed to have a far higher-than-normal understanding of the law relevant to your business and get far less lenience and forbearance from the courts.".

Yes, I know that's not how it works today. I'm saying that it SHOULD work that, maybe after a six or twelve month advance notice period.


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arccytoday at 12:08 AM

that understanding has obviously been that the people who wield the law are highly adversarial, so it is in their best interest to conceal as much as possible