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Mark Zuckerberg on the creators of The Social Network: "They [the film's creators] just can't wrap their head around the idea that someone might build somethin
by puttycat 4y ago
Mark Zuckerberg on the creators of The Social Network:
"They [the film's creators] just can't wrap their head around the idea that someone might build something because they like building things". [1]
This led to an interesting exchange where, iirc, Aaron Sorkin replied that this is in fact exactly what Hollywood people do: make things up just for the sake of it.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/oct/20/mark-zuckerberg-the-social-network https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/oct/20/mark-zuckerberg...
- sneak 4y agoI think that in Hollywood just as in software, there is a mix of people who create things to create, people who create things because creations are valuable and come with associated money and power and fame, and people who fall somewhere in-between. It's fun to think of famous directors on this spectrum. For some reason, the "I do it for the money" part of the spectrum seems vaguely disreputable, even if it does make good art (major video game studios come to mind, along with giant cinematic franchises like MCU/Star Wars/etc). It's interesting when very elaborate art (that requires actual artistry) becomes an industrial product, output from a gigantic megaindustry with thousands of people in hundreds of supply-chain corporations beholden to fiduciary duty. I think Zuckerberg is more right than Sorkin.