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It’s a quick click — until you’re staring at a wall of legal text no human could reasonably read.
In this episode of Why This Exists, we unpack why terms and conditions ballooned into digital novels, how lawsuits, regulation, and tech risk quietly drove the word count up, and why companies insist longer is safer.
Along the way, a few surprising stats and legal quirks make this boring scroll feel a lot more intentional.
By Why This ExistsIt’s a quick click — until you’re staring at a wall of legal text no human could reasonably read.
In this episode of Why This Exists, we unpack why terms and conditions ballooned into digital novels, how lawsuits, regulation, and tech risk quietly drove the word count up, and why companies insist longer is safer.
Along the way, a few surprising stats and legal quirks make this boring scroll feel a lot more intentional.