Comments on: Larry Lessig http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2007/11/16/larry-lessig/ I might have been born yesterday, sir, but I stayed up all night. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:35:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Eric http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2007/11/16/larry-lessig/#comment-33350 Eric Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:34:43 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2007/11/16/larry-lessig/#comment-33350 yeah that last part about living outside the law being part of growing up was really interesting to me too. I'd never thought of it that way. I wonder if that leads to anarchy or apathy. I'm thinking the latter... "I don't really care about what the govt's doing because I don't live by their rules/laws anyway" yeah that last part about living outside the law being part of growing up was really interesting to me too. I’d never thought of it that way. I wonder if that leads to anarchy or apathy. I’m thinking the latter… “I don’t really care about what the govt’s doing because I don’t live by their rules/laws anyway”

]]> By: pedro http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2007/11/16/larry-lessig/#comment-33216 pedro Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:18:21 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2007/11/16/larry-lessig/#comment-33216 Honestly....just that bit would be enough! I only watched the video cause I was killing time. Normally I don't click unexplained videos. The part of his lecture that I can't shake is the idea that our kids (in the royal 'our') are living outside of the law because our laws are so restrictive and unadaptive. We have created a strange society where the kids and their artistic creations are illegal. It was eye-opening. Not that I didn't already agree with a lot of what he said...but "think of the children" really is a good way to get folks to buy in who would otherwise not be interested. Honestly….just that bit would be enough! I only watched the video cause I was killing time. Normally I don’t click unexplained videos.

The part of his lecture that I can’t shake is the idea that our kids (in the royal ‘our’) are living outside of the law because our laws are so restrictive and unadaptive. We have created a strange society where the kids and their artistic creations are illegal.

It was eye-opening. Not that I didn’t already agree with a lot of what he said…but “think of the children” really is a good way to get folks to buy in who would otherwise not be interested.

]]> By: Steve http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2007/11/16/larry-lessig/#comment-33156 Steve Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:14:57 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2007/11/16/larry-lessig/#comment-33156 I opt not to post things many, many more times than I do post them, mostly because I can't think of anything particularly insightful or useful to say about them. But I wanted to post this, because it's full of what makes Larry Lessig a force for good. His work is why this site is CC licensed, basically. I opt not to post things many, many more times than I do post them, mostly because I can’t think of anything particularly insightful or useful to say about them. But I wanted to post this, because it’s full of what makes Larry Lessig a force for good. His work is why this site is CC licensed, basically.

]]> By: pedro http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2007/11/16/larry-lessig/#comment-33123 pedro Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:48:03 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2007/11/16/larry-lessig/#comment-33123 Steve, From now on, I really think you should add a bit of background to a video....in the same way you provide background for your links to other blogs. Your readers shouldn't have to trust you or instinctively know what you're saying when you post a video (or be forced to look up who the hell this guy is)! Especially when it's a 20 minute video! That said, I immensely enjoyed this one...and it so wonderfully appealed to my libertarian sensibilities that I can't help but smile. The bit about the kids at the end is also something I hadn't considered before...very insightful. I encourage folks to watch it! Steve,

From now on, I really think you should add a bit of background to a video….in the same way you provide background for your links to other blogs. Your readers shouldn’t have to trust you or instinctively know what you’re saying when you post a video (or be forced to look up who the hell this guy is)! Especially when it’s a 20 minute video!

That said, I immensely enjoyed this one…and it so wonderfully appealed to my libertarian sensibilities that I can’t help but smile. The bit about the kids at the end is also something I hadn’t considered before…very insightful.

I encourage folks to watch it!

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