The Social Network brings up points about the division of private vs public domains. In the two hour ordeal, in which Zuckerburg is made out to be a real douche bag, but that's a different story. Two quotes really popped out at me when watching the movie. and i'll take them 1 by 1.
It should be noted that these are in most likelihood taken well out of context. I'm using them as Individual and Complete statements.
Also note, i'm in a semi-sarcastic mood so be aware.
1. "Private behavior is a relic of a time gone by."
Nothing can be more true, since the dawn of the mass media internet. It used to be that you could have things contained to a small area, a town, the police, the neighborhood, etc. And you could deny it and destroy the evidence, believe me, I've burned the pictures of me naked in the bath, all that i can find at least. but not today, in ten years children who were born when facebook was founded will not be able to escape embarrassing moments in their childhood, because their parents, will have posted so many pictures on facebook of them. Maybe they can beg their parents to take them down. Thank goodness for non-digital photo albums- they burn easier.
2. Even a few people leaving would reverberate throughout the entire user base. Users are interconnected, that's the whole point."
IT IS!!!! I'll wait for the shock and awe to calm down.
Yes social media's point is to be social with others. Good job Zuckerburg. But more than that he's talking about community building. The Facebook was fastly becoming the place to meet people and keep in touch with them and as the movie does a great job demonstrating hooking up. But back to my point, Facebook is supposed to be this ever connected web of people, if a friend a of a friend b posts something on friend b's wall, you see it. NO MATTER WHAT TIME.
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