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Lots of subcultures have their own movies. I'm just glad that ours is so damn awesome!

Also: I think the screenplay, the directing, and the score (Trent Reznor!) will be nominated for Oscars.

Subculture's movie? 500 million people.

I really don't think the grandparent meant that Facebook is a subculture. I think he meant that startups and founders are the subculture and that Facebook is a result of that culture.

Yeah, that is what I meant.

At it's core the plot is about a pretty specific experience (the challenges of founding a tech startup as a young, inexperienced hacker), but the emotions and the drama are universal, which is why I think the movie will enjoy widespread success.

At the end of the day, though, it's about founders and hackers and startups. And that's awesome.

I was actually wondering how well the movie will do because, while it's about a service used by 500 million people, it's not about the service itself but about the creation and early days of the company. So a facebook user might not necessarily be interested.

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