The Social Dilemma
A lot of people are going to say this movie is filled with people who made their millions and are now on an apology tour. Their bank accounts are still large, and their creations are still at large. I agree.<p>But this also makes them the most effective people to talk about it. I&#x27;ve had so many non-tech people in my life be blown away by this movie. Nothing in it was new to me or anyone here, but most people don&#x27;t hear&#x2F;see these things.<p>Most people in this movie were early employees, before we knew how bad it could get. Back then, social media was connecting people in new ways. Facebook in the early days was fucking magical. It had the potential to change the world for good. And then... it didn&#x27;t. For example, the inventor of the Like button talked about how the goal was to spread love and appreciation. I believe him that he didn&#x27;t for-see it would someday cause a rise in suicides among young women. How could anyone? And that&#x27;s why they&#x27;re speaking up now.<p>I agree with the criticisms. Lack of diversity, culpable people trying to save grace, Netflix making money off it and not being mentioned, etc.<p>But it&#x27;s not for you or me. It&#x27;s the most succinct, visual description of what&#x27;s happening right now, made for the average person, on a streaming platform people respect. And the voices they used mean a lot more when the ideas are coming from previous true believers.