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While Mark Zuckerberg might not be the most well-liked<\/a> individual in Silicon Valley, it’s understandable that he would find it unusual if someone made a film about his life.<\/p>\n

In an appearance on the YouTube podcast Colin and Samir, Zuckerberg discussed<\/a> his sole viewing experience of “The Social Network.”<\/p>\n

“It was a strange feeling,” he admitted. “The filmmakers got numerous minor details correct, such as my attire or specific events, but the overall narrative and my motivations were completely inaccurate.”<\/p>\n

The 15-year-old film came up in conversation because Zuckerberg was wearing a T-shirt that Jesse Eisenberg had worn while portraying him in the movie \u2014 a shirt that Zuckerberg had later purchased at an auction. Although Zuckerberg was once known for wearing plain grey T-shirts, he has since paid more attention to his style<\/a>, so it’s likely that his choice of T-shirt was intentional.<\/p>\n

Zuckerberg stated that he knew his employees would be curious about the film anyway, so he organized a company viewing.<\/p>\n

“The entire storyline is incorrect, suggesting that I was motivated by a desire to find a girlfriend, when in fact I was already dating Priscilla before I started Facebook.”<\/p>\n

This portrayal of Zuckerberg may have originated from another notorious website he created as a student: Facemash, an app that allowed students to vote on which of their classmates was the most attractive. While the service was popular among some students, it angered others<\/a> who felt it was a violation of their privacy, as he had scraped their student ID photos from private servers to create the site.<\/p>\n

“It’s regrettable that people often fabricate the founding mythology of the internet to suit their own narratives,” Zuckerberg said.<\/p>\n

He denies any connection between Facemash and Facebook, claiming that people still link the two due to “The Social Network,” even after more than two decades.<\/p>\n

“I was just a kid at the time,” Zuckerberg said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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