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29 Apr, 5 tweets, 1 min read
Came online sometime last year and saw people arguing over a government project and firing insults at different parties. It happened that I was part of the team handling the transaction so I couldn’t speak. Just casually amused.
Even if I wasn’t one of the lawyers on the deal, I still wouldn’t comment. A non-lawyer can rile me up to have a full blown argument here. If I understand that you’re ignorant, and unteachable, it doesn’t matter that you can’t see it. I ignore you as a favour.
As a rule of thumb, if you are not a lawyer, don’t attempt an argument on legal issues. If you are a lawyer and the conversation is brewing from an area of practice you have not dabbled into, let the guys who run the show, speak.
It’s actually arguable that lawyers are the most enlightened professionals anywhere. Probably not the smartest, but in terms of how much information they could have about every day issues both in private and public sectors, only government officials come close.
Listen to lawyers on legal issues. Actually, listen to lawyers on pretty much everything.

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