Winklevoss twins' new Facebook lawsuit rejected by judge

Re:Winklevoss twins' new Facebook lawsuit rejected by judge by jonnathanson on Monday July 25, 2011 @12:41PM (#2803356)

"these guys are sons of wealth, I can't imagine they've ever known serious privation in their lives, and they're trying to squeeze still more money from someone who, much as I dislike him, earned it by working his ass off."

True, but with a few asterisks.

First: Zuckerberg himself didn't exactly go hungry as a kid. AFAIK, he came from a fairly well to do -- probably upper middle class, though certainly not Winklevoss-class -- background.

The class angle certainly makes unsympathetic villains of the Winklevosses, but their actions -- not our best guesses at their upbringing -- are the real reasons to revile them.

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Re:Winklevoss twins' new Facebook lawsuit rejected by judge by shapoopy on Monday July 25, 2011 @02:04PM (#2803764)

Likewise, as much as the last name "Winklevoss" makes me want them to be the stuck-up rich assholes to Zuckerberg's self-made work ethic, Zuckerberg did go to Harvard from Phillips-Exeter Academy.

Financial Aid can do wonders, but that kind of track record spits money.

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Re:Winklevoss twins' new Facebook lawsuit rejected by judge by sedev on Monday July 25, 2011 @02:12PM (#2803809)

Those are important amplifications and qualifications to what I said - thanks. :)

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