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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg Apr 19

    One of the people I asked to read a draft of the new essay I'm writing is a lawyer. He replied with a redlined version of it.

    11:39 PM - 19 Apr 2021
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      2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg Apr 20

        In 2008 I spent a month writing a web-based system for managing all YC's funding documents. With one click you could get an instance of the latest docs, prepopulated with all the startup's info from our database. The lawyers quietly ignored it and kept using Microsoft Word.

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg Apr 20

        I never realized it till now, but this means I too am among the victims of the Microsoft monopoly. That's sort of amusing.

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      1. Alan Chen‏ @TheAlanChen Apr 19
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        0.8 hours

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      1. Covid Resource Link in Pinned Tweet‏ @lucidillusions_ Apr 19
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        The red line is for stuff that is not completely legal?

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      1. Jacobs‏ @cj_forum Apr 19
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        Make a compromise.

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      1. J Grant‏ @JayGrant99 Apr 19
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        What class is it for?

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      1. Jia Hui‏ @lu_jiahui Apr 19
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        Did he also send you an accompanying invoice?

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      1. Shivi Maheshwari‏ @shivi1790 Apr 19
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        Glad de didn't replied with red tape

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      1.  🧘🏻‍♀️Lourdes M. Turrecha‏ @LourdesTurrecha Apr 19
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        🙈Do others not provide redlines? They show vs tell, and often can be more efficient than describing suggestions in comments.

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      2. Keerti‏ @K_N_S__ Apr 19
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        We are hardwired to do that :) question is - didn't you find that useful?

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      3. Jacobs‏ @cj_forum Apr 20
        Replying to @K_N_S__ @paulg

        True, and isn't that the contrary to some extent to what the creative processes aim at?

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