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It's real, they did an article about him. This was supposed to be a soft piece to make him more human. ha ha.

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

He tries so hard to be cool.

Why do billionaires NEED to be liked so badly? Is it because they don't trust that anyone in their life likes them for who they are, instead of their money? Maybe, it's because their own kids and wives hate them?

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Money can't fix self esteem.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

Can get you saint hood if you housed millions.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

if only there was some way to get rid of the money

[–] Pnut@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. We can't imagine what it's like to be that obscenely wealthy. Logic would state that it works the other way too. They have very little concept of humanity in general. You and I would be the same if no one in the world could tell us "no". It's a form of psychosis, in my humble opinion.

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

That's... weird to think about.

He probably thinks he's generally a "good" person, and making the world a better place, buy just that people misunderstand him. That's wild. Fuck I really want to know to what extent he actually believes this.

I guess being a billionaire would be quite isolating. It might feel like you're the only member of your species. There's primitive monkeys you can interact with and some of them pretend to like you, but none of them really feel you or care about you.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

He probably is just Autistic

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I think everyone who has met him thinks he's just a shallow arsehole.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Nah this isn't autism. Autism has issues understanding human social rules.

He understands just fine given his manipulations, he just doesn't care and actively works to smash them. That's sociopathy

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, I'm almost certain it is Autism. You don't need to like Facebook or Zuck as a person. (Please don't) But it is inappropriate to poke at his real struggles. I think he is the classic example of money can't buy happiness. (Or empathy)

[–] 9bananas@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

a lack of empathy is literally the defining trait of sociopathy.

autistic people DO have empathy for fucks sake. they (we) just have trouble with unclear social cues, but understand and have emotions just fine.

zuck, musk, and the rest are sociopaths; not autistic. (they probably could be both, but the autism is definitely not the issue here...)

zuck, musk, and so on use autism as an excuse and shield against criticism, because, in their minds, it absolves them having to change their behavior. "that's just how they are" - fuck no, that's not how autistic people act or behave at all!

it's INSANELY damaging to actual autistic people to go around saying people clearly displaying traits of sociopaths are autistic.

FUCK OFF with that shit.

[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Zuckerberg surfs every morning right before he indulges in his complicated work algorithms, reports the New York Post. Now obviously being an IT giant comes with a casket full of responsibilities

Dressing up as a thicc Geosha Surfer every morning helps Zuck deal with his daily casket of problems.

[–] Tramort@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg not only is a media giant but also a sporting fanatic. While everyone is aware of his love for combat sports, only a few know about his interest in surfing. Like Meta has a knack for launching a new update every once in a while, its maker has a fondness for surfing treacherous waves intermittently. Interestingly, paddling into the ocean helps Zuckerberg stay focused.

Jesus. What a ham-handed PR piece. He has billions, but hires Temu PR for his humanization campaign. What a complete jackass.