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Perverse Progress

Mon Nov 20 13:57:00 2006

Lessig has another great essay on what he calls "a costly addiction." My favorite quote: [I]t takes an extraordinarily perverse view of progress to think that protecting the past is the best path to the future. From Wired 14.11: PostsReferenced Mon Nov 20 2006 13:54:58 GMT-0700 (MST) And as a bonus, be sure to read Steven Levy's article on the iPod. He is such a great writer. He describes showing the iPod to Bill Gates the day after Jobs announced it: I brought along my new iPod. At the end of the meal, just as the other guests at
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