Writing Policies: Methods Without Models 

/**
 * Determine if the given user can create posts.
 *
 * @param  \App\User  $user
 * @return bool
 */
public function create(User $user)
{
    //
}

Some policy methods only receive the currently authenticated user and not an instance of the model they authorize.

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