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A quick definition of subject-matter waiver:

A subject-matter waiver is when someone gives up their right to keep something private by sharing it with someone else. For example, if you tell a secret to a friend, you might be giving up your right to keep that secret from other people. This is called an implied waiver, and it can apply to all other secrets related to the same topic. It's important to be careful about what you share with others, because it might lead to a subject-matter waiver.

A more thorough explanation:

A subject-matter waiver is a type of waiver where a party voluntarily discloses a communication or privileged material about a particular topic to a third party. This may lead to an implied waiver that extends to all other communications relating to the same subject matter.

For example, if a company voluntarily discloses a confidential email about a specific project to a third party, a court may find that the company has waived its privilege over all other communications related to that project. This means that the company cannot claim privilege over any other emails, documents, or conversations related to the same project.

Another example of subject-matter waiver is in the context of attorney-client privilege. If a client discloses a communication with their attorney about a specific legal issue to a third party, a court may find that the client has waived their privilege over all other communications with their attorney related to that legal issue.

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Nah, the fucked up thing about therapists is they try and make you think your parents are your enemy 99% of the time and really they should be telling you that your parents have almost no effect on the rest of your life. If they can get you to keep focusing on your parents they can keep making money.
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Yeah, my life really does flow in about 5 years periods.
19:12
My crypto also flows in 5 day epochs too.
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what do you do with your days as an unemployed crypto guy? do you play an instrument or something
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please lawd
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forgive me
19:47
its time to go back to tha old me
19:50
this is what i feel like when i get one single drill question right
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when u get one wrong ;(
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Anyone got any polymarket locks
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Is anyone in here cool like fr cool
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Like watch college football cool
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20:38
Frat
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20:39
Sorry guys I'm bored trying to get my Berkeley essay to 4 pages
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no way they want four pages that’s crazy
20:41
bitches wanna be different sooo bad 😴
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20:42
Technically they want 3 to be completely fair to the powers that be, so I'm really trying to push out to 3
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20:42
But it's 1/2 inch margins
20:44
assuming it was 2 already, you’ve totally got 3 double spaced pages in you
20:45
should I watch the quirky umich dean videos? i feel like all of you have seen them except me but I can’t work up any enthusiasm for the idea
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20:54
I like Dean Z not sure why she gets slandered sometimes
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20:54
I would say yeah, they're helpful. But they can verge on unproductive and stress-inducing if you watch enough of them (especially the application read-through ones)
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okay I’ll check them out
21:40
hey so where do i see my LSAC GPA bc i know they calculate it differently
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