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In his article, “Faking It: The Virtual Lawyer,” Michael Lewis expresses his idea that the internet causes social upheaval because it makes knowledge accessible to anyone. People allow the internet to have a great effect on their lives. They use it as a tool, to obtain what they want, how they want, when they want. The internet went against social standards, and kids were more likely to be the first to capitalize on its many uses and powers. Nokia first realized that children adapted to new technologies better and faster than adults. It was made obvious to Nokia when Finnish school children began using the instant text message. The kids in turn, taught their parents, who in turn made the instant message a big part of corporate communities in Europe. Children haven’t invested in themselves anywhere close to as much as adults have invested in their identities. This allows kids to be more flexible to change. Michael Lewis refers to his father as a gentleman lawyer, and tells the story of Morris Bart, the billboard lawyer, to show how adults who have invested in an identity, find it hard to change that identity. The practice of law was giving into the instincts to democratize and commercialize. The internet was powered by these instincts because it made it easy to commercialize and make anything available to anyone.
Approximate Word count = 878
Approximate Pages = 3.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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