This is called FanBoism. Journalists can often times be as unscrupulous as Mark Zuckerberg. "I'm a journalist, I wrote this piece - it's hosted on slate.com -

This is called FanBoism. Journalists can often times be as unscrupulous as Mark Zuckerberg. "I'm a journalist, I wrote this piece - it's hosted on slate.com - Can't argue with me internet peon." This is what the "Get over it" portion of the title is saying. "End of discussion, my ears are now shut" The fact is, much to NDDRYLIOG's point above; Facebook is NOT some fantastically innovative product. It is the most successful iteration of a product in its particular space. Where a shit-ton of thought had been put into the space by a bunch of people, and they managed to have the most long-lasting engaging version. Ultimately, It doesn't matter who invented the site - what does matter is the legality of the contracts and agreements under which the site was built. At least, this much matters for those with a stake in such matters. For me, and millions of others - we get blessed with fantastic digital drama as we get to see this unfold.