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by stevage 121 days ago
> "it may be a little hard to understand"

Presumably they are implying that if they read creative suggestions, they open themselves to the possibility of being sued if they ever implemented anything similar to what was suggested. Doesn't sound too complicated to explain to a kid.

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I always thought the catch-22 was funny where they say they saw that I was suggesting an idea ¾ of the way through the letter, so they chose to return the letter without reading it.
> catch-22

That's not really a catch-22. It's just a contradiction.

What I mean is, they have to read the letters to check whether they're ones they can't read.
Fair enough. I think I cracked the case though: they probably have someone who isn't "them" read the letters though, a third party like another law firm or some contractor that offers that service specifically.
Someone has not read a book even if they read the opening paragraph, so the solution is likely far simpler.
Nope. The key sentence was at the end of the letter. At least we know one person who didn't read it. ;)
I suppose the legal department wants the wording of that paragraph to be very specific. It’s not only there for the kid, it’s for the court as well.