Lewis continues his analysis in the second section of his
book, “Two. Pyramids and Pancakes.”
Here, he shows how Marcus Arnold was able to answer hundreds of
questions about the law. As just a
fifteen year old. Once the public found
out that the person answering all these questions (correctly) was just a
teenager, many certified lawyers became outraged. They felt that he wasn’t at liberty to be
providing these answers to the common public for free, when they could be
charging their clients. Similar to
Jonathan Lebed, he was providing accurate information to people for free, when
there were “experts” on the subject charging people for this information.
Lewis provides yet another example of how the Internet was
causing this class struggle as he introduces the reader to the band
Marillion. Marillion was a band that
fits the musical term, “One-Hit Wonder,” perfectly. After their one hit song, they had a strong following,
but no record company was willing to sponsor them. However, thanks to the Internet, this would
be no problem. Thousands of fans helped
promote, and even pay for Marillion to tour.
Even without a record company, Marillion was getting the support it
needed, and this was solely due to the power of the Internet.
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