system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: If you can legally represent yourself in court, why can't you hire an unlicensed attorney?
gpt
You can represent yourself because it's your right. But having untrained people advising folks on legal matters is just a really bad idea, and it hurts the cause of justice.

You could also give yourself stitches, but we don't allow some dude off the street to give you medical care without training and licensure.