The pessimist view is often correct. Just think about the hundreds of other talented Nigerian children who built even better games and who are now crushed beca

The pessimist view is often correct. Just think about the hundreds of other talented Nigerian children who built even better games and who are now crushed because Mark picked out this specific kid instead of them (I can guarantee you that there are other more worthy candidates). Whenever there is a news story about a single random unknown person doing something cool, it's never about the person. Mark would probably throw the kid under a bus if it would help Facebook.