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Do you read terms of use?

AuTriker

So I thought I'd like to purchase a course on a site which has craft courses, ones you just watch online. And it says you have to read the terms of use and they are very long and boring! I assume that most NTs just say they have read these, but I at least feel obliged to skim read them.

Sometimes it puts me off buying it! I tried once before when it was on sale and got fed up and didn't bother, but I really would like the course and it is on sale again so I tried again. I just wondered if this is just me or if it is an autism thing! It strikes me as somewhat autistic to feel I have to read it all.

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  • I used to read them. I tend to skim more now, or just skip (because often I need the item/service even if they are going to sell my data), but I feel dishonest if I don't at least skim.

    I think some allistics might read, lawyers and other very law-abiding/law-interested people. I noticed a tendency on this site to make generalisations about NTs/allistics (not the same thing) in a way that people wouldn't like about autistics, even though NTs are a very big and diverse community.

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  • I used to read them. I tend to skim more now, or just skip (because often I need the item/service even if they are going to sell my data), but I feel dishonest if I don't at least skim.

    I think some allistics might read, lawyers and other very law-abiding/law-interested people. I noticed a tendency on this site to make generalisations about NTs/allistics (not the same thing) in a way that people wouldn't like about autistics, even though NTs are a very big and diverse community.

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  • in reply to Luftmentsch

    Good points. I'm not sure if it's because I feel dishonest or to make sure there is nothing bad there, I think a blend of both. And yes, I have been guilty of overgeneralising NTs. I do wonder if I actually know very many, I kind of suspect anyone I get on with of being on the spectrum! What is the difference between NTs and allistics? I thought the two terms were synonyms?