In 2023, the "Seinfeld of social media" became a meme. Young people lament that Facebook is for "old people" and that Instagram (also owned by Meta) is a highlight reel of anxiety. The new generation has fled to ephemeral apps like Snapchat or anonymous forums like Discord.
The real Zuckerberg famously asked Fincher to change the film’s ending, to make him less villainous. Fincher refused. The ending we got—Mark alone in a dark boardroom, refreshing his ex-girlfriend’s Facebook page, sending a friend request, waiting, refreshing again—is the most devastating critique of ever put to celluloid. the social network -