The new film on Netflix ‘The Great Hack’ provides massive insight on the current landscape of the current society in 2019. This well crafted documentary shines a lense on how Facebook, and the current digital world at large, monetizes and operates.



As Americans who participate in this society together, I believe this is a film well worth watching. You can discern the information that is given with your greater, personal judgement. You can have your own opinions about the film and the information expressed. Absolutely! But I do think it is important for us to be open and take in the information given.

I do not know the answer to the balance between the physical and digital world. I do not know if one is needed. The documentary does not give it, but it does interview some pretty interesting people that did some pretty interesting things and did have some pretty interesting things to say.

The director, Karim Amer, decided to mainly focus on the company Cambridge Analytica and their ties with Big Data, Facebook and Politics. In an article from Wired.com it shows a quote from Karim:

I do not stand for everything that is shared in this documentary. Some parts are quite exaggerative and one-sided and some parts make me question the true intent of the whole piece.

BUT... I give this piece a 95%.

Not because I believe and stand for everything in it, but because I believe we need to explore this topic and move forward consciously and thoughtfully. This seems to be a good piece to open the conversation.

Have you seen it?

What are your thoughts?