tl;dr means "too long; didn't read." It was created people encountering extremely long comments that cannot be read or just not worth the effort.
Terms of Service, Privacy Agreements, and all the other contracts you agree to everyday are designed to be too long to read. "
"blah, blah, blah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Scroll to bottom. AGREE. Take my soul. Whatever! I JUST WANT TO WATCH CAT VIDEOS ALREADY!!!"
https://tosdr.org/en was designed to read and summarize these looooong, unconquerable texts engineered by lawyers and for lawyers to intimidate you and make it impossible to understand the legal consequences of buying a phone and turn it on.
I recommend checking this BEFORE major or minor tech purchases because setting up a TV is too late to consider alternatives. Corporate policies should be a major factor in your choice. Giving facebook or amazon your email and credit cards is too late to get cold feet. Make it a part of your research routine.
You choose or search for a business and it will give you a grade with some bits flagged. Sometimes positive👍 , others negative👎 , neutral, notable things you should be aware of, and ABSOLUTE RED FLAG DEALBREAKERS🚫 that no business should ever ask of a customer.
To be clear, you are still agreeing to the full length contract. This just combs through it with knowledge of these types of things that a lot of us don't have and gives you a brief gist.
You can click "View Details" for more. It's almost always more than just the worst 5. This is like flipping through it, skimming for what catches your eye.
This is a valuable resource for the elderly and those with learning disabilities, like dyslexia, who can't do a text that long. Consider sharing it with someone because it can make them more confident and well informed.
Have you had an experience where you wished you read the whole thing before agreeing?
And yes, of course I see the irony in writing a post this long about how things shouldn't be this long because it's too hard to read. Reply with gif.