Dialectical Journal: Film Version of Mark Zuckerberg Divides Generations

Felipe Izquierdo



Many older people will watch the movie, which was No. 1 at the box office last
weekend, and see a cautionary tale about a callous young man who betrays friends,
partners, and principles as he hacks his way to lucre and fame.

Response:
• One way or another this is a recurrent theme on everyone’s life.
• Depending on our moral we decide the choices we make.
• Reminds me of every time in our lives when we are posed with making a decision
about taking the “easy way”

By the younger cohort’s lights, when you make an omelet this big — half a billion users
— a few eggs are going to get broken. Or as the film’s artful tag line suggests, “You don’t
get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies along the way.”

Response:
• Is there truly a way to be accepted by everyone?
• This is what life is about, a complex world full of flaws and underachievement. To
me this just tells me nothing is perfect and utopia can’t ever be achieved.
• The author is trying to say that life isn’t all black and white and as you experience
and live there will be problems and decisions that we all have o make

“I think the movie raises the question of whether it is possible to be successful without

being at least a bit” of a brute, said Mr. Denton, who has been called worse on his way

to building his digital media empire. “Much of the movie seemed to be about the virtues

of stubbornness, about not listening to what was said by others around you.”

Reponse:
• This is completely true but at the same time it reminds me of the hundreds of
examples of people who achieve through kindness and hard working
o Like Chris gardener a man who came from nothing became a billionaire
by hard working, caring for others, and being kind for others
Life is a gamble and what works for some will not for others. Being stubborn
•
and close minded can end in misery but I like the idea that this teaches us that
anything can happen and the right decision isn’t always the best definition
• Stubbornness can be seen when we are blinded by greed but at the same time
its necessary for people who are told they wont sauced, they shouldn’t study

and shouldn’t follow their dreams.
“Regardless of what they conclude about who invented Facebook, there is no question
that Mark Zuckerberg is a genius. He doesn’t just have brains. He created something.”

Response:
• No matter what he did and who he “crossed” in his way to success he created a
great product even though he might not of been the role model citizen
• This speaks to me personally and as I set my goal and limits at new heights I
hope and wish that I will achieve them keeping my morals