The Social Network

This past weekend I saw "The Social Network"!!! It was a GREAT movie. It kind of got me interested in programming and computer science. It also had me really wanting to go to Harvard. Everything and everyone was so classy although they were snobby. Anyway, the plot of the movie itself was very intriguing. It had a lot to do with legality and politics. It showed people's obsession with money and success as well as with recognition. Mark Zuckerberg was willing to steal the Winklevoss' idea even if he didn't use their code. He robbed them of the profit they would have made had he not stolen the idea and created the website before they. People always like to be recognized for their accomplishments or for any contributions they made. The Winklevosses refused to let Mark have all the credit because it was their idea in the first place. Eduardo refused to not be named co-founder of Facebook. I really did not like Mark in the movie. He was a complete ass to his girlfriend and to Eduardo. You must have no soul to screw someone over like that! How can one bash a female online just because one was an arrogant asshole in the first place?!

This movie exemplified the extent to which we humans use technology and the Internet. It would not have been that big of a deal that Mark ranted about Erica except for the fact that everyone uses the Internet and apparently reads each other's blogs. Also, Mark, Eduardo, the Winklevosses, Sean Parker, etc. were all depending on computers and the Internet to make money. They didn't do any blue-collar work for money; they just used technology. And because technology is so prevalent in today's society, Mark Zuckerberg became the world's youngest billionaire by creating a website. Athletes use use their physicality don't make this much money. Music artists who use their instruments and voices don't make this much money so quickly. The only reason Mark made money was because everyone is obsessed with technology and the Internet, especially the younger generations of society. Even so, this obsession with technology and Facebook is even spreading to our parents and the older generations. I went to my friend's house for Fall break and his mom was on Facebook a lot of the time playing Farmville and trying to "farm". My grandpa ALWAYS carries around his top-of-the-line digital camera. My father NEEDS an insulin pump to control his glucose levels. ALL OF THE ABOVE carry cell phones to keep in touch with society. Everyone has become obsessed and dependent on technology and "The Social Network" shows to what extent this is true.