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Enough with the Mark Zuckerberg Love (jogblog.substack.com)

submitted 1 year ago by trashhalo@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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The article criticizes recent media coverage portraying Mark Zuckerberg as "cool" again based on his success with Threads and a shirtless photo he posted. The author argues that Zuckerberg's photo looks like that of a middle-aged man cheating on his wife, and that Threads' success is questionable given it is mostly used by journalists and brands. The author concludes that despite any business success, Zuckerberg's role in Facebook's issues make him unlikely to ever be truly "cool", and urges journalists to stop describing him as experiencing a "Hot Zuck Summer".

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[–] Kantiberl@kbin.social 60 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The author argues that Zuckerberg’s photo looks like that of a middle-aged man cheating on his wife

I would argue the author is a petty asshole.

[–] sab@kbin.social 54 points 1 year ago

"Look at this guy having a hobby, he's probably in a mid life crisis and cheating on his wife haha"

There are so many valid criticisms of this guy, and equally many things you could say that's not really a valid criticism but still kind of a good point. This is just bullshit and if anything distracting from all the things we should be criticizing him for.

[–] variaatio@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah. Unless he has evidence... Yeah, don't go around spewing that kind of stuff. How about going with "looks like middle-aged man having midlife crisis and currently in the "gym rat" phase of it"... little dig in there, but you know more realistic. Yeah he is little funny with the shirtless sports posing, so throw some shade over it. However it in no way implies cheating on his wife. Don't know if he is, don't know if he isn't, but getting the middle life crisis hobby of "jiu-jitsu" doesn't tell anything about that.

As said I think him getting in shape, sports and posing is way more about just bulk standard mid-life crisis. "Oh I'm getting little old. When did that midsection and belly got so wide. I should start a sports hobby to get in shape and avoid cardiovascular disease". Some people get a motorbike to catch the lost youth. Others become gym rats/sports nuts to try to catch back their lost youth body.

Again which really wouldn't be that interesting except billionaire and also him apparently getting so hooked on it, that he started competing in tournaments.

Doesn't also remove anything from his horrible record of business ethics. He has absolutely horrible business ethics as most of these silicon valley billionaires in the advertising/social media sphere. Comes with the territory. One doesn't start a targeted advertising social media business, if one values the ethics of peoples right to privacy.