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3847_mark zuckerburg vs steve jobs

**Posted by choi! at 5:01 AM

Mark Zuckerburg vs Steve Jobs

Based on what was shown in the two movies, there's certainly a good deal of similarities between the two people beyond the fact that they each own a multi-billion-dollar entity that is a household name for anyone even remotely literate with computers. The most obvious is their means of rising to their high status, precisely the drama that both movies clearly intended to highlight and showcase: dropping their closest friends and allies, especially those who supported them and were a very great help in their projects from the very beginning. Related to this is the personality change that both people undergo; from happy-go-lucky fun people who do their projects to prove something to the world, to self-centered pricks who are more than willing to step on everyone around them in order to keep their business going, starting with using someone else's ideas as their own. Admirable raw talent notwithstanding, the two movies seem to make it a moral lesson to "steal someone else's ideas instead of making your own", and "forget being a nice guy, I'm rich and famous!". The only difference between the two seems to be the targets and strength of their bad attitude. Steve Jobs is VERY nice to customers and when there's a lot of people around, but VERY offensive to co-workers when no one else is looking. Mark Zuckerburg is only mildly offensive, but he's mildly offensive to everyone.
Note, this observation is based only on the two movies. As to how much of it is truth, and how much of it is a massive exaggeration to help sell the movies, is anyone's guess.

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