This past weekend I finally caved and saw The Social Network, the new film about Facebook's tumultuous ride from its initial invention to the addiction it is today. I have to admit, I loved the movie. Although I'm not so sure how much of it is realistic, I was entertained by the entire thing. It was so interesting to see how an extremely popular and permanent aspect in people's every day lives started out as a mere idea in someone's head. It also didn't hurt to have sarcastic jokes inserted every few minutes and the Winklevy twins on the screen :)
It really is strange to think about how many things people use in their day-to-day lives without even realizing how it got there. It honestly seems like I've always had a facebook so I never really sat down to think about when I first signed up for one. Obviously, I wasn't born with my facebook waiting there for me but it seems so regular now that it's hard to think back to when I didn't have it constantly open on my computer. The same goes for a smart phone. Now that I do remember opening up on Christmas morning but I can't even imagine going back to having a non-smart phone or even no phone at all. It is my primary means of communication for telephone calls, e-mail, web browsing, and the obvious texting. I even do 50% of my banking on my mobile. You're probably thinking of me as some crazed teenager who can't take her eyes off of her phone even during dinner but honestly, it plays a huge part in my life! Laugh all you want but I wouldn't be half as efficient and timely as I am now if I didn't have my cell phone stuck to my hip at all times (thanks Mom and Dad!)
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