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		sillysaurusx on Oct 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Early Work In theory yes, but it often takes a believer to push through the naysayers. Facebook seemed a terrible idea when it first came out. Ditto for Airbnb.

robertlagrant on Oct 20, 2020 [–]

> Facebook seemed a terrible idea when it first came out

It's funny, this. According to the movie, they just ask MZ to clone another uni's digital facebook. Presumably because that one worked well enough.

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