The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, is in some hot water this morning as some transcipted IM messages have just been released from back in 2004. Back then, Facebook was just for Harvard students and Mark was a 19 year-old eating Ramin noodles.
The following conversation was between Mark and an unnamed friend:
Zuck: Yeah so if you ever need info about anyone at HarvardZuck: Just ask.Zuck: I have over 4,000 emails, pictures, addresses, SNS[Redacted Friend’s Name]: What? How’d you manage that one?Zuck: People just submitted it.Zuck: I don’t know why.Zuck: They ‘trust me’Zuck: Dumb fucks
Let’s see. 2005? About the time Texas A&M University thought socials were a big deal. The kid was 19. Everyone’s a jerk at 19. And there’s a reason FB has never asked me for my social. They wised up.
Give the guy a break. If someone is dumb enough to hand over their social…