Cuttin Ties

How did we all get tangled up in THE SOCIAL NETWORK? What does Russia have to do with it? What does China have to do with it? And what do WE have to do with it?


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Ty G. II puts your favorite film, The Social Network, on the choppin block and unloads on all tie cutters everywhere the hard truth about social media and it's dangerous effects on our society today (and I mean, not just the 2016 presidential election). The Human question that we ultimately must answer is: Do we want to be the MEANS to an end, or the END itself? Tie Cutters, bring your scissors and let's cut some ties!

Cited Materials:

The Social Network dir. by David Fincher starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake prod. Columbia Pictures

The Hollywood Reporter, Kirk Honeycutt, 2010: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/social-network-review-movie-2010-6050

The Guardian, David Cox, 2010: https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2010/oct/18/zuckerberg-social-network

The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw, 2010: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/oct/14/the-social-network-review

"China's Silent Takeover While America's Elite Slept"- Valuetainment: https://youtu.be/h8IEtlOVzq4

Extra Reading: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/15/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-must-accept-some-state-regulation

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Cuttin TiesBy Ty G. II

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