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Grey and Myke watch the 2010 biopic The Social Network. They discuss their thoughts on the film, its portrayal of Facebook’s early days, and how it prompted them to reflect on their own use of social media today.

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Shownotes and links for this episode: http://www.relay.fm/cortex/166

- The Social Network - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Network
- DP/30: The Social Network, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin - YouTube - youtube.com/watch?v=Ya3jOt9K1Qk
- The Social Network - soundtrack - Wikipedia - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Network_ - soundtrack
- Jesse Eisenberg: I don't want to think of being associated with Mark Zuckerberg - BBC News - bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crr0x4qxxvko
- iOS 18.4 DB1 New setting for the stock mail app that returns back to inbox after deleting a message instead of automatically going to the next email. : r/iOSBeta - reddit.com/r/iOSBeta/comments/1ixcmcx/ios_184_db1_new_setting_for_the_stock_mail_app/?share_id=I8sEDtKVEsvzjCKiJIcxE&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1

Chapters:
00:00 - Movie Club: The Social Network
01:50 - Grey's Thoughts
17:57 - Making a Movie Like This
25:04 - Myke's Thoughts
33:59 - Internet Nostalgia
43:21 - Building Facebook
47:53 - Performances
54:39 - Our Use of Social Media Today
01:20:56 - An Email Blessing

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