Hi, this theory doesn't involve any dangerous or very high-tech disclosures, so I think it is safe. It is speculation, not established fact.

What if: Mark Zuckerberg was observant about cues in HS, then went to Harvard, studied psych, and developed a "theory of the meanings of social cues of highly competitive/successful/famous people in closed-door settings," in contrast to how such cues would have been seen at his HS or in other settings or in psych textbooks?

Perhaps his idea was, build the theory, and then use it to build an algorithm that, powered by having the best cues theory, would gather information about cues from the most successful people in particular, update the theory, and keep FB competitive and in possession of the best "famous people cues theory" in the world at all times, like a proof by induction?

It's not proved, but it's possible. Note that MZ probably could not have been competitive at "traditional psych," since he didn't see patients, and probably wasn't extremely competitive at math/TCS, since he can't crush Google. That supports the possibility that my theory above is correct.

A question predicated on the notion that my theory is true: Is it safe for famous people or others who are highly successful to go near top-ranking FB personnel? What if he gathers data on famous/successful people when he meets with them in private, and uses that to damage their interests or manipulate them?

-Philip White (philipjwhite@yahoo.com)