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The Social Network · 2010 — Chapter 20 of 23 · 3'16" · B2

Eduardo Confronts Mark Over Sean, Explained: get left behind

Eduardo flies to Palo Alto and finds Sean Parker living in the house and setting up meetings. "I'm the business end of this company," he insists, but Mark warns him: "if you don't come out here, you're gonna get left behind." The friendship starts to crack.

What happens

Eduardo arrives in Palo Alto to visit Facebook and discovers Sean Parker already living in the house and arranging meetings. He is furious that an outsider is acting like part of the company. Mark defends the new momentum and warns Eduardo that staying away means getting left behind.

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Phrase of the scene

get left behind

To be left out of the progress

Mark 对 Eduardo 说 I'm afraid if you don't come out here, you're gonna get left behind，用被落下来催他搬到加州。

Move fast or the whole team gets left behind.

Also in this scene

  • the next big thing

    The next hugely popular success

  • the business end

    The part that does the real work

  • big-ticket

    High-value and expensive

  • where it's all happening

    The place where the real action is

Everything marked in this scene

36 notes across 66 lines

Phrase · A2what happened hereWhat happened here?
Phrase · B1the more ..., the more ...The more bad I get at this, the more wasted I get.
Grammar · B2The more bad I get at this, the more wasted I get

the more ..., the more ...: Two comparatives move together, one degree for one degree.

The more bad I get at this, the more wasted I get.
Slang · B2wastedThe more bad I get at this, the more wasted I get.
Phrase · B1it's not polite to askIt's not polite to ask.
Phrase · B1read enoughI've read enough.
Phrase · B1wait an hour for someone- I waited an hour for you at the airport. - What time is it?
Phrase · B1set up somethingForget the Wall, tell him about the meeting I've got set up.
Phrase · C1make an investmentThiel might wanna make an angel investment.
Phrase · B1have a long flight- You've had a long flight. - No, I had a long wait on the tarmac at JFK,
Phrase · B1in betweenand in between there was a long flight.
Soundin between

liaison

and in between there was a long flight.
Phrase · C1the business end of something

The part that does the real work

I'm the business end of this company.
Phrase · B2live rent freeAnd he is a houseguest living here rent free on a very generous grant from the Eduardo Saverin Foundation.
Soundrent free

liaison

And he is a houseguest living here rent free on a very generous grant from the Eduardo Saverin Foundation.
Phrase · C1big-ticket + noun

High-value and expensive

I heard about your big-ticket ad buys. Gary's Tuxedos.
Phrase · B2a step away from somethingYou're just a small step away from bagging Snookies Cookies, I can feel it.
Slang · C1baggingYou're just a small step away from bagging Snookies Cookies, I can feel it.
Phrase · B1talk to someone alone- You wanna talk to me alone for a minute? - Sure.
SoundBong hit

stress

Bong hit.
Slang · B2Bong hitBong hit.
Phrase · A2on one's first dayWe talked about this on the phone. I quit on my first day.
Phrase · B2do + verb（强调）I do remember you saying that.
Slang · C1psychoticI mean, she's actually psychotic.
Phrase · B1be frightened of someoneShe's insanely jealous, she's irrational, and I'm frightened of her.
Phrase · C1represent oneself as somethingI do not want that guy representing himself as part of this company.
Phrase · B2where it's all happening

The place where the real action is

You gotta move out here, Wardo, this is where it's all happening.
Phrase · B2get left behind

To be left out of the progress

I'm afraid if you don't come out here, you're gonna get left behind.
Grammar · B2if you don't come out here, you're gonna get left behind

first conditional: The worry wraps a threat inside a condition.

I'm afraid if you don't come out here, you're gonna get left behind.
Soundleft behind

elision

I'm afraid if you don't come out here, you're gonna get left behind.
Phrase · B2move faster than ...It's moving faster than any of us ever imagined it would.
Grammar · C1It's moving faster than any of us ever imagined it would

comparative with than: Than compares the pace with everyone's imagined version.

It's moving faster than any of us ever imagined it would.
Phrase · B1be aware of somethingI'm aware of that! Mark, I am the CFO!
Grammar · B2more servers than I ever expected we'd need

comparative with than: The comparison measures demand against the old forecast.

We need more servers than I ever expected we'd need.
Phrase · B2without someone knowing- Without me knowing anything about it. - You're in New York.
Phrase · B1how's it goingAnd how's it going so far?

Eduardo Confronts Mark Over Sean, explained

What's really going on

The scene is where the partnership visibly starts to split. Eduardo arrives expecting to matter, and finds Sean already inside the house, representing the company to investors. His protest — "I'm the business end of this company" — is both a fact and a plea, because he senses that his role is being quietly rewritten. Mark's answer is the most revealing line in the chapter: "I'm afraid if you don't come out here, you're gonna get left behind." It sounds like concern, but it is also a threat and, in the story's terms, a prophecy. Then he immediately takes it back and asks Eduardo not to repeat it, which shows he knows exactly what he just did.

Theme

FriendshipTwo founders start to distrust each other as a new partner takes over the work Eduardo thought was his.
BetrayalEduardo senses he is being pushed out of the company, and Mark's warning hints the split is already underway.

Listen for

  • in between — liaison
  • rent free — liaison
  • Bong hit — stress
  • left behind — elision
I'm afraid if you don't come out here, you're gonna get left behind.

A warning wrapped in concern: move west and stay in the loop, or the company will move on without you.

It's moving faster than any of us ever imagined it would.

The excuse for why everything is changing so quickly, and why the old arrangement cannot hold.

I'm the business end of this company.

Eduardo's claim to his place, stated as a fact, right when that place is being taken from him.

I do not want that guy representing himself as part of this company.

The line that names the real conflict: Sean is the outsider who is stepping into his role.

The more bad I get at this, the more wasted I get.

A comic aside about drinking while playing, and a small sign of how the house's culture is drifting.

Questions about this scene

Why is Eduardo upset in Palo Alto?

He arrives to find Sean Parker living in the house and setting up business meetings, which makes him feel shut out. He sees himself as the company's business side and Sean as an outsider.

What does Mark mean by get left behind?

He is warning Eduardo that if he stays in New York and does not move to Palo Alto, the company will move on without him. It sounds caring but works as pressure.

What happens to Mark and Eduardo's friendship here?

It starts to fracture. Eduardo feels displaced by Sean, and Mark's warning, followed by his request that Eduardo not repeat it, shows the trust between them is already breaking.

Why does Mark take back what he said?

Right after warning Eduardo, he asks him not to repeat it. The retreat suggests he knows how harsh the line sounded and does not want it used against him later.

The Social Network · 23 chapters

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Up next · Chapter 21let bygones be bygonesEduardo Freezes the Company Account
Chapter 1speak in codeErica Dumps Mark at the BarChapter 2take my mind offMark Builds FacemashChapter 3an awful lot ofMark Crashes Harvard's NetworkChapter 4make an example out ofZuckerberg Faces the Ad BoardChapter 5a no-brainerWinklevoss Twins Pitch Their SiteChapter 6in a stampedeMark Pitches the Facebook IdeaChapter 7off the recordEduardo's Deposition Turns on EmailsChapter 8bounce aroundFacebook Launches Relationship StatusChapter 9give someone the fingerThe Winklevosses Debate Suing MarkChapter 10Facebook meEduardo Recalls Facebook's LaunchChapter 11monetizeMark and Eduardo Argue About MoneyChapter 12the minimum amountMark Answers with Minimum AttentionChapter 13written in inkErica Confronts Mark Over the InternetChapter 14the shoe's on the other footSean Parker Wakes Up at StanfordChapter 15make that callThe Winklevosses Meet President SummersChapter 16a dog in this fightSean Parker Wins Over MarkChapter 17stir the potEduardo's Chicken Deposition StoryChapter 18once-in-a-generationSean Parker Meets Mark in Palo AltoChapter 19at our disposalThe Winklevosses Decide to Sue MarkWatching · Chapter 20get left behindEduardo Confronts Mark Over SeanChapter 21let bygones be bygonesEduardo Freezes the Company AccountChapter 22in all honestyEduardo Signs Away His SharesChapter 23lawyer upMark Dismantles Eduardo at Facebook
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