Ex-Facebook president Sean Parker: site made to exploit human ‘vulnerability’

The Guardian (11/09/2017)
  • Facebook’s billionaire ex-President Sean Parker (played by Justin Timberlake in The Social Network) shared that Facebook was designed to exploit “a vulnerability in human psychology” from the beginning.
  • He said that Facebook has always added features to consume as much time/attention as possible.
  • Parker joined Facebook in 2004 after noticing its potential.
  • He knew that more social interactions would move online as more people joined.
  • Zuckerberg has said that Parker was instrumental in “helping Facebook transform from a college-dorm project”.