This is only the beginning.

Rating: 9/10 (8 July 2015)

Social media. It dominates our everyday lives. We can barely remember a time when we weren't glued to our phones, or even when "phone" wasn't a ubiquitous term for "cell phone," or when "cell phone" wasn't an antiquated term for "iPhone" or "Smartphone." Sites like Twitter, YouTube, and foursquare (or Swarm) comprise the majority of our everyday online experiences.
It was Facebook that took it to a level no one could have possibly predicted.
With the creation of Facebook, *everyone* had a chance to view each other's lives in a way that was not previously conceptualized. Or was. That's what this film is about. The lawsuits that arose after Facebook's founding was called into legal question makes for thrice-Oscar- nominated cinema that is paralleled by no other. Now connecting upwards of 1/7th of humanity, Facebook has given rise to people and organizations previously unthinkable in that Harvard dorm room straight out of A Beautiful Mind.
But this is only the beginning.
As President and Head Administrator of the Facebook group Future Presidents of the United States, and having been contacted by the White House thanks to my efforts, I can safely say that Mr. Zuckerberg, Mr. Severin, and countless other individuals responsible for the creation and upkeep of Facebook have not yet fully realized the scope and scale of what they have unleashed upon the world.
The intersection of history and technology has been demonstrated to change the course of humanity throughout various eras. I think it's safe to say that this is the beginning of one of those eras. Though Facebook turned 11 this past February, it's only in its infancy. Where will it be at 20? 30? 50? 100? The Internet and Cyberspace in general won't be going anywhere anytime soon. Democracy and politics in general won't be going anywhere anytime soon. How will Facebook and the Internet in general change the landscape to make way for the most technologically-literate generation the world has ever seen, Generation Y, to not only take the reigns of power, but to *keep* the reigns of power?
It appears to me that in my many platforms of research that Millennials are somewhat of a novelty. We seem to be stuck in a kind of Purgatory, neither advancing on the world stage, nor shrinking away from it. There is no one central figure among us who we can point to and say, "That's who we are. That person represents us."
That person will more than likely come from Facebook.
Not necessarily the founders, not necessarily its current architects, but one of us. One of its members. And no, not necessarily me, either. I'm not looking to gain publicity for the sake of gaining publicity. I'm just looking to set myself apart from the crowd and call attention to a number of issues facing not only my generation, but the generations that will depend on us to receive the passing of the torch. The coherency of the message is lost in the roar of the crowd. People have to be willing to make themselves vulnerable and stand up for what is right. Alone. And in this hyper-connected day and age, that's not something many people are willing, or even able, to do.
But I am.
I am one of many. I am not alone. I have made it my professional intention to look ahead and ponder the long-term future of not only Facebook, but the Internet in general. This second dimension of humanity isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Neither is Facebook. It is *essential* in the everyday lives of *billions.*
It all started in a Harvard dorm room.
Look for sequels to this movie. There are a *lot* more to come.