“You don't know my name, do you?”
Por qué es buena
She names the carelessness of a night together in one quiet question.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
You don't even know my department, do you?
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Sean Parker Wakes Up at Stanford, Explained
The Social Network · 2010
Capítulo 14 de 23 · 3'17"
A Stanford student wakes up next to a man who turns out to be Sean Parker, then tests whether he remembers anything about her. He does not, though he can recite her major and hometown. Later she finds The Facebook on a computer and calls it "freakishly addictive."
Key moments
Start here, then watch the full scene- 1:22–1:59
Waking Up with Sean Parker
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Sean Parker Wakes Up at Stanford, explained
What happens
At Stanford, a student wakes up with a man she barely knows, who turns out to be Sean Parker, the founder of Napster. They trade jokes about names, money and lawsuits. Before leaving for class, she opens The Facebook on her computer and finds it addictive; while she is away, he emails himself her contact so he can reach Mark Zuckerberg.
What's really going on
The scene is a seduction that keeps turning into a business meeting. Sean is charming and unemployed at once, and the girl's test — "You don't know my name, do you?" — exposes exactly what he is: someone who collects people instead of knowing them. The Facebook appears almost as an afterthought, praised as "freakishly addictive," and that phrase is the point. Sean sees a product that holds attention, and within minutes he is using her computer to reach its creator. The charm and the opportunism are the same skill, which is what makes him dangerous to everyone he meets.
Key lines & what they mean
- “You don't know my name, do you?”
- The quiet accusation that defines the encounter: he was present but never actually paid attention to her.
- “It's really awesome, except it's freakishly addictive.”
- Praise with a warning built in: the site works so well it swallows your time.
- “Biochem, even though you're a French major whose name is Amy.”
- He finally proves he listened, listing the facts he remembered after failing her name test.
- “I just need to find you, Mark Zuckerberg.”
- The pivot from flirtation to business: he uses her email to reach the founder of Facebook.
Theme
- Identity — Sean is introduced by what he made, not who he is, and the girl tests whether he knows her at all.
- Ambition — Even half-awake, he spots Facebook's pull and moves to get close to its founder.
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Una gran frase en sí misma: por qué y cómo usarla“It's really awesome, except it's freakishly addictive.”
Por qué es buena
Praise and the warning arrive in the same breath.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
The show is brilliant, except it's impossible to stop watching.
“Biochem, even though you're a French major whose name is Amy.”
Por qué es buena
He recites her details as proof of attention, half charm, half showing off.
Registro
Informal
Úsala tú
You're an engineer, even though your degree is in history.
“I just need to find you, Mark Zuckerberg.”
Por qué es buena
The last line turns a one-night meeting into a hunt with a name attached.
Registro
Neutral
Úsala tú
Whatever it takes, I just need to find the right person.
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La pregunta, luego la fraseWho is the man in this scene?
Sean Parker, the founder of Napster. He is introduced through the girl's surprise at waking up next to someone famous and broke at the same time.
Why does the girl test him about her name?
She suspects he was not really paying attention to her. When he guesses wrong, it confirms that he treats people as contacts rather than individuals.
What does Sean do at the end of the scene?
He uses her computer to email himself so he can contact Mark Zuckerberg. It is the first sign of his interest in Facebook.
What does the girl think of The Facebook?
She calls it awesome but freakishly addictive. Her praise tells Sean the product works, which is exactly what he wanted to know.