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Lawrence Lessig has an interesting take on the movie: http://www.tnr.com/article/books-and-arts/78081/sorkin-zuckerberg-the-social-network http://www.tnr.com/a
by jonasvp 16y ago
Lawrence Lessig has an interesting take on the movie:
http://www.tnr.com/article/books-and-arts/78081/sorkin-zuckerberg-the-social-network http://www.tnr.com/article/books-and-arts/78081/sorkin-zucke...
He basically says that it's old media (Sorkin and Hollywood) casting new media (Zuckerberg) in a bad light, compared to the good guys - the honorable and respectable lawyers (of all people).
The real point of Facebook's success according to Lessig:
"Instead, what’s important here is that Zuckerberg’s genius could be embraced by half-a-billion people within six years of its first being launched, without (and here is the critical bit) asking permission of anyone. The real story is not the invention. It is the platform that makes the invention sing."