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October 17, 2010Shared by Daniel
“The real story is not the invention. It is the platform that makes the invention sing. Zuckerberg didn’t invent that platform. He was a hacker (a term of praise) who built for it. And as much as Zuckerberg deserves endless respect from every decent soul for his success, the real hero in this story doesn’t even get a credit. It’s something Sorkin doesn’t even notice.”
Read that one more time. Yes, the internet deserves credit. Thank you, Lessig.
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