Last night we finally got around to watching The Social Network. First, it was a really good movie. It's fascinating how someone can be so intelligent and turn an idea into a $25 billion company. I know the story was largely fictionalized in the non-lawyer settings, but the overall story is amazing.
The hardest part for me to wrap my head around is the money. Zuckerberg is a genius and is now worth $14 billion because of a website that everyone is on talking about what they had for dinner, who they're dating, if their day was good, more likely if their day was bad, and in general just messing about for hours. Granted, your life would be filled with people trying to get you to give them money, constantly trying to dig up dirt on you, and stresses that 99.99999% of the population won't face, but... BUT, having enough money where you and any offspring would never have to worry about anything that 99.99999% of the world worries about? Wow.
You wouldn't worry about bills, paying off your mortgage, saving for college, paying for a nice vacation, anything money related. We want to pay off our mortgage within the next 7-10 years. The amount we owe is 0.00087% of how much Mark Zuckerberg is worth. Again, wow.
It's really tough not be jealous of the intelligence it took to develop facebook and the wealth that comes from it. Nice work.
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Don't worry citizen Grant. Very soon in the lab you will make a molecule that will bring you fame and fortune. There will be movies, songs, plays and websites about your life and achievements. So just hang on and keep working harder,
I can't wait to see "Citizen Grant: The Musical"
I just hope that if I'm featured in "Citizen Grant:The Musical" I will be played by my celebrity look-alike, Eva Mendes.
I saw the movie last weekend 2/5, and liked it very much. I wonder who will play Fronte's character in Citizen Grant: The musical - The story of a molecule.
WI.
I'm going to get that guy that was nailing Brooke Hogan to play me. I hear he has a lovely singing voice.
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