The Social Network - Ode to Human Faults
The Social Network finally made its way to Australian shores and I went to see it at my local multiplex last night. Although I know it's mainly exaggerated drama, something obvious struck me after brushing the popcorn off my lap and shambling out of the cinema:
Mark Zuckerberg is probably a very socially awkward person and has trouble relating to people. He invented Facebook as a prosthesis to correct this problem. How often does this happen, where someone invents something to fix a deficiency that they have inside them? That kind of spark comes from deep inside where fear and hope live.
In the same vein- I was listening to a This American Life episode yesterday about Harry Harlow, that American psychologist in the 60s who did experiments with baby monkeys and wire or cloth mamma monkey dolls. He did a lot to prove that parental love was important - and yet in his own life, he was a cold fish, incapable of giving or receiving affection. I'm sure he never made the connection to his life work - but Mark Zuckerberg probably doesn't either. That type of self-analysis is usually shrugged off by the technical mind.
Mark Zuckerberg is probably a very socially awkward person and has trouble relating to people. He invented Facebook as a prosthesis to correct this problem. How often does this happen, where someone invents something to fix a deficiency that they have inside them? That kind of spark comes from deep inside where fear and hope live.
In the same vein- I was listening to a This American Life episode yesterday about Harry Harlow, that American psychologist in the 60s who did experiments with baby monkeys and wire or cloth mamma monkey dolls. He did a lot to prove that parental love was important - and yet in his own life, he was a cold fish, incapable of giving or receiving affection. I'm sure he never made the connection to his life work - but Mark Zuckerberg probably doesn't either. That type of self-analysis is usually shrugged off by the technical mind.
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dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
Although on a much smaller and humbler scale, I think about creating VideoSift - and what cravings and defficiencies were driving me. I think it was two things:
TV addiction - it's always been a huge part of my life. (We threw out our TV when we had kids in around '98)
Homesickness - After more than 5 years of Australia in 2006 - I was missing seeing and hearing Americans on a daily basis.
deathcow> TV addiction - it's always been a huge part of my life. (We threw out our
> TV when we had kids in around '98)
I only watch 3 or 4 hrs of TV a week maybe but I still like having it around (ie i'll pay for dish for 12 hrs a month) for a few murder shows to watch with the wife now and then. I wonder if you have overcompensated with a more destructive avenue.
Please, tell me about your mother.
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
When I'm feeling low - I crave old TV. Went through a complete season of WKRP in a couple of days. For some reason Mary Tyler Moore appeals to me lately as well. What do you prescribe?>> ^deathcow:
> TV addiction - it's always been a huge part of my life. (We threw out our
> TV when we had kids in around '98)
I only watch 3 or 4 hrs of TV a week maybe but I still like having it around (ie i'll pay for dish for 12 hrs a month) for a few murder shows to watch with the wife now and then. I wonder if you have overcompensated with a more destructive avenue.
Please, tell me about your mother.
qualmMy prescription: The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979)
There is a Man, Who Legend Tells. Who Stands for What Is Right. Like Wyatt Earp. He Never Shirks or Cowards from a Fight. He Is Our Sheriff Lobo. Mighty Sheriff Lobo. Heart of Gold Lobo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll6itjqz0Cg&feature=related
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
No, you're just feeding my illness - that's a quality grabador de video they used there.>> ^qualm:
My prescription: The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979)
There is a Man, Who Legend Tells. Who Stands for What Is Right. Like Wyatt Earp. He Never Shirks or Cowards from a Fight. He Is Our Sheriff Lobo. Mighty Sheriff Lobo. Heart of Gold Lobo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll6itjqz0Cg&feature=related
qualm@dag I don't know what a Grabasaurus looks like, I just know that video belongs in a museum.
...mighty Sheriff Lobo...
dotdudeSo dag, should we expect film about YOU and The Sift?
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
haha, only if I become a serial killer and decide to track each of you down and kill you in bizarre ways - dropping a rusty flour sifter as my calling card - leaving the police scratching their heads unable to determine what ties all the deaths together ... hmmm. Sounds like a job for a Sheriff Lobo Quincy tag team special episode.
>> ^dotdude:
So dag, should we expect film about YOU and The Sift?
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