# 21: Next: The Future Just Happened
Another Michael Lewis book
Interesting take on the social implications of the Internet, written in 2001! It is cool to read these books with the vantage point of 5 years. While reading this book, Time magazine named "the individual" as person of the year due to the way the world has changed and people have been able to express themselves on the Internet. And Lewis himself focused on the power of the individual and how the power of the "elites" is diminishing.
The book is about 4 stories: a 14-year old day-trader, a 15-year old "legal expert", the development of TIVO, and one on the dangers of technology.
I must say that Lewis is a very insightful and a pleasure to read, the story of the day-trader and his parents was particularly good.
Interesting take on the social implications of the Internet, written in 2001! It is cool to read these books with the vantage point of 5 years. While reading this book, Time magazine named "the individual" as person of the year due to the way the world has changed and people have been able to express themselves on the Internet. And Lewis himself focused on the power of the individual and how the power of the "elites" is diminishing.
The book is about 4 stories: a 14-year old day-trader, a 15-year old "legal expert", the development of TIVO, and one on the dangers of technology.
I must say that Lewis is a very insightful and a pleasure to read, the story of the day-trader and his parents was particularly good.
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