Legal Humor | Writing
There Is An Unspoken Contract Between Us
The binding agreement which allows Readers to bend Writers to their will
Each interaction holds hidden agreements. You, Reader, have unwittingly signed a silent pact with me the moment you began reading this. Don’t believe me? Read on and decide for yourself.
I’ll warn you, though. The deeper you go, the more entrenched the pact becomes.
As we traverse the internet age, the contracts between creators and consumers have become nuanced. With a book, newspaper, or magazine, the agreement was simple: ‘Entertain, teach, or inform in exchange for respect, money, and/or admiration. In some formats, an additional certification was thrown into the mix to seal the deal — marketable skills to increase the Reader’s income potential. The internet certainly has that… and more.
Your contract with me may be invisible, but it’s binding. To understand the expectations, we must first delve into each section of clear-coated fine print.
Section 1: Implicit Trust (Agreement To Suspension Of Disbelief)
Once the Reader consumes the first word, let it be known that they must afford the writer all due belief as within…
