ToC?

Why Terms & Conditions?

Terms & Conditions are the most powerful documents almost nobody reads.

We scroll past them.
We click "Agree."
We give consent by doing nothing.
Silence becomes acceptance.
Participation becomes permission.

In other words: they don't just outline the rules — they define the relationship.

They decide:

  • What support you receive
  • What you're responsible for
  • What happens when you fail
  • What happens when the platform fails
  • And whether anything is truly your choice

And we accept them because the alternative is exclusion.

This project uses the structure of Terms & Conditions to explore something far more personal — identity.

When culture, technology, family, workplaces, and institutions set expectations for who we should be:

  • Where did we agree?
  • When did we agree?
  • Did we ever have the option to say no?

The page is titled ToC? because the punctuation matters.

It asks:

  • Terms & Conditions — of what?
  • Terms & Conditions — for whom?
  • Terms & Conditions — since when?
  • Terms & Conditions — according to who benefits?

And most importantly:

If existing counts as agreement, what counts as consent?