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by freyir 3085 days ago
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As much as I dislike Zuckerberg, I do feel like early IM chats made over a decade ago while he was in college is not meaningful anymore.
The context there is important there. He didn’t call them dumbfucks for using Facebook, but made the observation that a small subset that work at the school newspaper are dumbfucks.

Not saying it’s right, but that quote is taken wildly out of context all the time.

Here's the quote. I don't see how it is has anything to do with newspaper people. He says "anyone at Harvard."

  > Zuck: Yeah so if you ever need info about anyone at Harvard
  > Zuck: 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
What did you write to your friends on IM when you were 19 yourself ?
Nothing like that at all.