• Im_old@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    in case you haven’t seen the acronym before (it took me a minute the first time I saw it too!), it means “I Am Not A Lawyer”. It’s a disclaimer that the advice given is NOT legal advice.

    If your post was just a joke: a) I thought the same thing when I first saw that b) no kink shaming 😅

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      1 year ago

      You could sue a random Lemmy user for seemingly giving legal advice? Or what’s the need for a disclaimer? That sounds so strange

      • ChiwaWithMujicanoHat@mujico.org
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        This is used by non-lawyers who are seeking to avoid accusations of unauthorized practice of law and are not making any recommendation to the particular addressee of their remarks. -Wikipedia

        Basically it’s a disclaimer to avoid any potential issues, given how litigious some situations can get, it’s best to be overprotective with any potentially legal advice

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        1 year ago

        There’s PLENTY if people ready to sue left and right (and attorneys happy to take their money) at the drop of a hat if they feel they have been wronged because they can’t look at themselves in the mirror and say “yeah, I was an idiot on that one”.

        Have you looked at the “florida man” or “not the onion” communities? People are crazy.