Zuckerberg has done all these things within a relatively short period of time: * Says he’s no longer an atheist, "questioned" religious matters, he broke through his skepticism and now believes religion to be “very important.” * Restructuring of Facebook stock trough the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. In the SEC filing it says that he can take a leave of absence from Facebook and still retain voting control of the compa…
> Restructuring of Facebook stock trough the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. In the SEC filing it says that he can take a leave of absence from Facebook and still retain voting control of the company if he goes to work for the government. It can't possibly be kosher for him to be President with this arrangement, can it? If Carter had to divest his peanut farm, why would we let a President retain a massive interest in the…
Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening
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#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
This country worships success. That's the reason Trump won. Zuckerberg is not only ridiculously successful but touches everyone's life everyday and people may feel an intimacy that doesn't exist. Without being judgmental just looking at the dynamics he is going to win.
You're ignoring that he's short, uncharismatic, robotic, and looks like a dork.
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#53Zuckerberg has done all these things within a relatively short period of time: * Says he’s no longer an atheist, "questioned" religious matters, he broke through his skepticism and now believes religion to be “very important.” * Restructuring of Facebook stock trough the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. In the SEC filing it says that he can take a leave of absence from Facebook and still retain voting control of the compa…
This country worships success. That's the reason Trump won. Zuckerberg is not only ridiculously successful but touches everyone's life everyday and people may feel an intimacy that doesn't exist. Without being judgmental just looking at the dynamics he is going to win.
While the former is true, that's not why Trump won.
> Zuckerberg is not only ridiculously successful but touches everyone's life everyday and people may feel an intimacy that doesn't exist.
That same intimacy throws off a significant percentage of the population.
> Without being judgmental just looking at the dynamics he is going to win.
My analysis is that he doesn't have a chance. Assuming he runs as a Democrat, I think it'd be difficult to win the nomination and if he does, he'd get crushed in the general against Trump.
Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening
#54http://www.paulgraham.com/charisma.html
Since then, Obama beat McCain and Romney and Trump beat Clinton.
While it's hard on the ears to hear that Trump is charismatic, the reality is that his social intelligence is off the charts. That's why Scott Adams predicted early that he would win (as did I and I won some money betting on it even while I voted against him).
I don't see president-level charisma in Zuckerberg, although I'm not sure because i haven't watched him that much. I know at least one person who is really fascinated by him so maybe it's worth a second look.
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#55Zuckerberg has done all these things within a relatively short period of time: * Says he’s no longer an atheist, "questioned" religious matters, he broke through his skepticism and now believes religion to be “very important.” * Restructuring of Facebook stock trough the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. In the SEC filing it says that he can take a leave of absence from Facebook and still retain voting control of the compa…
Sounds like he's going to run for president!
Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening
#56Zuckerberg has done all these things within a relatively short period of time: * Says he’s no longer an atheist, "questioned" religious matters, he broke through his skepticism and now believes religion to be “very important.” * Restructuring of Facebook stock trough the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. In the SEC filing it says that he can take a leave of absence from Facebook and still retain voting control of the compa…
Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening
#57Zuckerberg has done all these things within a relatively short period of time: * Says he’s no longer an atheist, "questioned" religious matters, he broke through his skepticism and now believes religion to be “very important.” * Restructuring of Facebook stock trough the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. In the SEC filing it says that he can take a leave of absence from Facebook and still retain voting control of the compa…
> Restructuring of Facebook stock trough the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. In the SEC filing it says that he can take a leave of absence from Facebook and still retain voting control of the company if he goes to work for the government. It can't possibly be kosher for him to be President with this arrangement, can it? If Carter had to divest his peanut farm, why would we let a President retain a massive interest in the…
Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening
#58Re: Mark Zuckerberg's Political Awakening
#59Zuckerberg has done all these things within a relatively short period of time: * Says he’s no longer an atheist, "questioned" religious matters, he broke through his skepticism and now believes religion to be “very important.” * Restructuring of Facebook stock trough the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. In the SEC filing it says that he can take a leave of absence from Facebook and still retain voting control of the compa…
This country worships success. That's the reason Trump won. Zuckerberg is not only ridiculously successful but touches everyone's life everyday and people may feel an intimacy that doesn't exist. Without being judgmental just looking at the dynamics he is going to win.
If I had a dime for every reason given for Trump's win, I could dive into a pool of them like Scrooge McDuck.
I think it's certainly a factor which made Trump seem credible as long as you didn't scrutinize his self-made mythology too hard, but it's not primarily why Trump won. If it were that simple, Mitt Romney would have won as well.