Issue #9

Why all the hype about "The Social Network"? Well thats pretty simple in my opinion; Any marriage between the most popular website for anyone who hasn't though about the need for a solid 401K, and Hollywood is bound to be a hit! I don't think the film is this generations "Wall Street". Although it did revolve around an entrepreneurial revolution, it was an entertainment piece used by Sony to capture their own revenues on the lucrative Facebook name. In comparison, "Wall Street" which launched the greed is good revolution was a staple for any coke sniffing, capitalism worshiping go getter of the 80's. The film was perfectly timed with the nations new business attitude and I don't believe that is representative of "The Social Network". Now what came of that revolution is exactly what fueled the negative portrayal of Zuckerberg. The american public has grown sick of the rich getting richer and have begun to foster a great deal of discontent towards the dog eat dog mentality that fostered our great economic growth. Although this mentality is not the only way to success, as the son of a former Forbes small business man of the year and as someone with an entrepreneurship degree I can certainly say it doesn't hurt. The problem arises because this attitude is not synonymous with with ideas of financial and social equality that are more prevalent in todays generation. People struggling to pay their bills every month are quite discontent with the idea of executives parading around in seven figure G6 private jets although they fail to acknowledge the millions of jobs that are created by the companies these men and women run. I believe this attitude is what has fostered increased legislation which is putting a choke hold on the raw capitalist soul that this country has to thank for a good majority of its prosperity. In summary, greed is good; Greed fosters innovation, innovation fosters growth, growth creates the jobs you want to pay your bills. "The Social Network" chooses to shed a negative light on Zuckerberg, I don't see Facebook's millions of users complaining no matter what his true motivations were. Who cares if someone gets a huge piece of the economic pie if they are creating an exponentially bigger pie they can share with those below them.