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Bluesky made more money selling T-shirts mocking Mark Zuckerberg in one day than it has in two years of selling custom domains (fortune.com)
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I thought this was slightly funny.

Mark Zuckerberg is known these days for wearing t-shirts with Latin phrases on them, especially ones where he compares himself to Julius Caesar.

Bluesky made a shirt in the same style, but theirs says "a world without Caesars" in Latin.

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[–] SirDankbud@lemmy.ca 91 points 6 days ago (4 children)

If you think thats weird you haven't even scratched the surface on Zuck. He actually idolizes Emperor Augustus Caesar so much that he copied the guys haircut for most of his career. Behind the Bastards does a good job of highlighting it. If you want a quick readable version, here's the first non paywalled article I could find. https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-fascinated-by-augustus-future-of-facebook-2018-9

[–] klu9@lemmy.ca 69 points 6 days ago

So... Zuck stans the guy who ended the Republic and turned it into a monarchy that pretended to still be a republic?

Well, that's not concerning at all.

[–] gcheliotis@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

Thanks for the correction, it’s Augustus Cesar. Still, what an odd connection. Good article btw.

[–] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

All of this is literally unbelievable for me. I don’t even have words to express how unexpectedly odd reading comments in this thread has been.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 6 days ago

I didn't realize Ed Zitron had another podcast