Last night, the notoriously media-shy Mark Zuckerberg sat down for an interview with 60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl to discuss Facebook's latest profile redesign, his plans to take over the Internet, and, of course, David Fincher's film 'The Social Network.' The occasion marked Zuck's first televised sit-down since the release of the critically acclaimed movie, in which Jesse Eisenberg portrays the whiz kid as a backstabbing, social mutant of a computer prodigy, who, over the course of two hours, suddenly transforms into a strangely tragic hero. Ever since the movie hit theaters, the real-world Zuckerberg has assumed a new and utterly strange kind of fame. He still shuns the limelight, and certainly doesn't reveal much about himself in the few interviews he grants. Yet the flames of public curiosity surrounding him continue to intensify, as both he and his creation (through no fault of his own, really) have become larger than life figures. In much the same way that Eisenberg's character is cast as the quintessentially millennial anti-hero, the real Mark Zuckerberg has become the quintessentially millennial anti-celebrity. All of which only heightened our anticipation for last night's extended interview. Here's what we took away from it.
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