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I fully agree. Zuckerbergs comment obviously resonates with the startup-happy audience he was and is facing, so the reaction here as well as there doesn't surp
by apl 16y ago
I fully agree.
Zuckerbergs comment obviously resonates with the startup-happy audience he was and is facing, so the reaction here as well as there doesn't surprise. But I openly doubt that the history of Facebook rests on nothing but the desire to build cool things. The first prototype? Maybe. But he took it further, much further. It's not necessarily what Sorkin decided it should be. However, I'm willing to bet money that other factors did play a role.
For evidence, just remember that there were lawsuits, that there was drama, that significant amounts of money traded hands before everything became harmonious. Plus, the narration at the beginning of the movie? That is Zuckerberg.
- borism 16y agoI'm pretty sure even the first prototype had much deeper psychological meaning than what's being presented. Heck, I was in a college at the time too and I think I know fairly well why so many guys tried to do their versions of "face book". "We just like to build things" excuse sounded so lame it's unbelievable it came from a person who supposedly studied psychology.
- runT1ME 16y agoSo, you too don't understand the desire just to build things?