MBlume comments on Open Thread: November 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MBlume 06 November 2009 12:07:48AM *  4 points [-]

I suspect that the only real solution to the Lawyer Problem is to remove the necessity of the profession -- ie, either simplify the law, or cognitively enhance the people to the point where any person who can not hold the whole of the law in his/her head can be declared legally incompetent.

Comment author: DanArmak 06 November 2009 12:44:34AM 4 points [-]

If possible, that would certainly be a great solution.

The original (our-world) Lawyer Problem goes beyond what we've discussed here: it involves (ex-) lawyers both deliberately making the law and the case law more and more complex, to increase the value of their services.