Why are contract forms so long?

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A collection of systems factors mitigating in favour or longer contracts over time:

• Iatrogenics
• Casanova’s advice
• Information technology
• Anal paradox
• Rent extraction
• Writing for a judge and other fables
• The person with the highest tedium quotient wins
• Before the internet

What are some approaches to systematically make them shorter?

• Automation eliminates value but not risk
• The quotidian is a utility, not an asset