"I have read and accept the terms and conditions"
No, you haven't. You haven't read clause 2.5c stating that you will donate your first born to Bill Gates if you don't want your PC to bluescreen. You haven't read clause 1.2.6 of Apple's T&C stating that if you purchase a Mac, you must worship Steve Jobs like he's an omnipotent bearded deity. I can imagine the Westboro Mactist Church holding picket signs telling PC users that they're going to hell.
Nobody except lawyers read these things, yet we accept the conditions that they offer because we want to access the damn product. It's similar to when we're installing a program and the 'Back' and 'Cancel' buttons feel rejected while the 'Next' button is getting physically abused by our cursor. We don't care about the finer details! We just want to access our freshly made Gmail or Ebay account, or play the new game that we've legally downloaded. I would definitely struggle to recall the exact number of terms and conditions that I have accepted this year. Anti-virus, online games, the census, forum accounts, random software downloads, and of course - my new blog. I probably can't remember half of the times because it seems to just blend in with the process.
The thing that amuses me when I do actually glance at the T&C is the language they use - it's total legal jargon. I love the way that they try to cover themselves for almost any eventuality. They are not at fault for anything and/or everything that someone, anyone or everyone may or may not have possibly caused. Wait... what? If you are unfamiliar with what I'm talking about - go and read one.
No... actually don't, just accept the conditions and move on with your life.
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Haha, a man after my own heart :) I'd follow you but I can't find where on your blog :O :'( It would be a shame indeed to not get a regular feed from something as good as this.
I'll sort that out right away my friend, it'd be because I was messing around with the CSS. Oops.
Followed <3 xD And thank you for re-adding it haha
haha! great blog :P following and supporting!
It's what everyone does XD
This blog is pass-around-the-office material ^^
I loved your post. I have never in my life read the conditions and terms, lol
this made me l.o.l :D
Nice blog, good luck with it, sir!
I hear that on the T&C, freaking crazy as hell. :P good post!
Well said!! Adding you to my follow list!
Hah, the legal gibberish... I've translated some of those. It was hell.
I'm adding you to my afternoon coffee.
you have awesome blog template :) looking forward to your posts +followed
If we read everything, we would sign nothing.
Great stuff :] followed!
ahah right no one ever reads this stuff
It's a joke, they should at least make the writing a bit bigger!
Accept and go.
That's good stuff. I never even think twice about clicking the box and hitting the next button!
lol no one ever reads stuff :P
Too true, great points!
+Following
They try to cover their asses so bad! Great read, +1 following.
Thanks !
love the design of your blog :)
reminds me of this one time where a company actually included ownership of the soul in the terms.
haha nice text man, followed :D
True fact nobody ever reads the terms and conditions :p
I don't have to read the TaC. Steve Jobs already has my eternal worshipping!
Scroll to the bottom, click comments!
Haha jk, terms and conditions do annoy me though; most of should just be stuff that can be assumed...
you seem a little mad, but in a rational way.
Back when I was a kid and I was installing a computer game for the first time...I actually read the entire term and service agreement. I'll never do that again, I don't care how badly it screws me over. Great article.
Just imagine that they tell you, that you must give them your house, because you haven't read those rules. :S
I never read the terms and conditions ever either.
I have never ever read one of these "terms"
True, lol @ the guy who has to type all this legal sh1t and knows that nobody will read it..
Couldn't agree more. However, what happens if you buy a product, but don't want to agree to the T&C. Do you get a refund? Or are you pretty much screwed?
INteresting post!
Faith in the system.
i have read and understood this post. :D
..what?
As per the aforementioned text scribed by James Reid ("the Blog") made subject to, unless specifically stated here, references to clauses are to clauses of this Blog, and already I have no idea what this is all about... goddammit. Well odds are that surely most of these peeps who make these T&Cs must be good and decent peeps - aren't they? Or not? Ah well, sign along the dotted line anyway, and sail close to the wave, well maybe not as close as along the coastline in Japan. Maybe I'll read the T&Cs for big stuff, and skip them for little.
I think that has to be the best comment yet Tim, hahaha.
I tried to read them once, but it is literally the stupidest shit in there. My technologically inept parents would try to make me, "Clint, you shouldn't just accept contracts without reading them!"
I've thought about this subject too, you can write everything in them and no one would read it so you can abuse the users
haha oh wow...
Very true. I definitely have a problem with the realism, as you mentioned... Supporting and following. alphabetalife.blogspot.com
hahaha nobody reads the whole thing i struggle with half of it
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